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THE REIGN OF THE 
PRINCE OF PEACE 



*^For the Earth shall he filled with the knowledge of 
THE GLORY OF JEHOVAH 
as the waters cover the sea. *' 
"And the Earth was full of HIS Praise. *' 



BY 

RICHARD HAYES McCARTNEY 

Author of " The Coining of The King," " That Jew,' 

"The Lady of Nations," "Songs in the Waiting," 

'•The Imperial," "The Anti-Christ," 

"The Whip of God," Etc. 




NEW YORK 

CHARLES. C COOK 

150 NASSAU STREET 






Copyright, 1915, by 
Frances Sweetman Hayes McCartney Morse 



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NOV 19 1915 

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TO 

Jfrancesf g>hjeetman ?|aj>esi illtCartnej^ 

MY MOTHER 

Thou ! from whose lips the first I learned to know 
Jehovah Christ His Blessings would bestow 
Upon this Earth, when He came hack to Reign; 
The even now, with fifty years between, 
To my mind's eye the picture still is seen — 
Of That Sweet Tender One oppressed by pain, 
Her arms around Son's neck — the gentle tone, 
The Mother tone — the sweetest ever known 
To hearing of the ears — {^to hear it now — 
The fingers frail, to linger on the brow 
With such a touch), aye, was she then aware 
Her fingers ne'er again stray in boy's hair — 
The eyes of love as hunger for boy's face — ; 
The Mother and the Son in close embrace — 
And her words falling as reviving rain 
To stunted sapling — {never heard again:) 
'When thou wert young all gazers said, 'How frail. 
He ne'er can weather life's incessant gale. 
His bark will founder e'er the ocean reach.* 
And tho I loved thee, I did not beseech 
Thy Life of Him if thou would go astray 
When manhood crowned; and this my wish to-day. 
As thou wert as it were given from the grave, 
( Where oft' I thought the daisied grass would blow 
O'er a wee mound hut Mother heart would know,) 

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That thou wouldst trust in Christ He alone can save 
So to His keeping now I do commit — 
See, that thou lovest The Most Holy Writ — 
So he a Strong one" 

Now how soon to meet — 
She listening for the coming of my feet — 
And, lo, the meeting time is close at hand — 
Perchance, more near than now I understand: 
But after His — the first face I shall see 
No longer pale, no shadows under eyes, 
But a Great Lady of Sweet Majesty — 
For she so long a dweller in the skies 
Beholding Him, shall have a regal grace — ■ 
But to mine eyes the old familiar face: 
And then, as long ago, my wanton place 
When she is seated for the old embrace, 
Kneeling at side, my arms across her lap — 
Where oft' times long ago she stories told — 
But now I come a man with manhood's sap 
In every vein — hut not a victor hold: 
*'0h Mother, Failure marreth all life's way!" 

With fingers in gray hair, her lips will say: 

"Christ has forgiven thee — so of failures dumb — 
For, My Little Boy, so glad that thou hast come" 



PREFACE 

I sing with joy the Age of Gold 
That Prophets and Apostles told 
Should dawn upon the Human Race 
When The Lord Christ, from Heavenly Place, 
Came back, in Glorious Majesty, 
To change the Sky, the Earth and Sea, 
To lift the curse from human kind. 
To show the sweet Love of His mind. 
To make the World a happy place 
Without a single barren space, 
To give to labor, and to toil 
The Blessings of a fruitful soil. 
To lift Sin's curse from everything 
And make the Earth indeed to sing ! 

The Golden Age — with joy I try 
To bring to heart, to brain, to eye. 
By words a picture of such Earth — • 
Its laughter, fruitfulness and mirth. 
The ever more abiding peace. 
Where songs of gladness never cease, 
A glad creation — everything 
Smiling in sunshine of The King! 

To me it is most pleasing task 
In such Realities to bask. 
How oft' such thoughts have soothed mind 
When days of life seemed all unkind, 

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When sorrow sounded deeper note. 

And clouds of trouble seemed to float 

With a depression o'er my head, 

Surely 'twas my good angel led 

My mind to think on Golden Age. 

Rich comfort from Jehovah's Page 

Of the great Glory soon to be! 

And as such dreams have strengthened me. 

Perchance, if I sing, that my strain 

May fall upon some aching brain 

Who shall take heart, and go life's way. 

Upon The Christ Sin's burden lay — 

Believing Christ's Life Blood alone 

For past — and Future Sins atone! 

From Sin and Death but one redress 

The Christ shed blood and Righteousness, 

Salvation, a Free Gift to men, 

A Royal Gift — that none can win — 

Lo, Christ alone the boon can give — ■ 

Men only have to take and live 

No human work, nor tear, nor prayer, 

But simply trusting all can share 

The Glories of the Golden Age — 

This Hope will all Earth's woes assuage! 

Then constant wishing for The Day 
When Gentile Age must pass away, 
The trumpet call, and we obey 
The summons of The Coming Christ! 
To meet Him in the upper skies — 
Believers from their graves arise, 
[Then those still living on the Earth, 



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The Both — in Resurrection birth, 
With Bodies Hke to His all Glorious 
Both over Sin and Death Victorious, 
Shall meet Him in that glorious tryst — 
As Priests and Kings to reign with Christ! 

Ah, surely 'tis a wondrous story 
That e'er commenced the days of Glory — 
The Passing of The Gentile Age — 

How Roman Earth in foolish rage 
The words in Second Psalm fulfilled. 
Hatred of Christ in hearts instilled. 
Ignoring Warnings of The Book 
The Kings, The Rulers counsel took 
Against Jehovah and His Christ, 
And uttered in their human thunder: 

"Come, let us break their bonds asunder 
And cast away their cords from us!" 

Then Palestine the Place of tryst 
Where gathering of Armies be — • 
And as the Prophet uttered — thus 
Surely fulfillment all could see — 
How Christ came forth in majesty — 
Smote with a Word The Mighty Host 
Who — "Death to Jew!'' had made their boast 
For, lo, The Plague smote on the air 
And Gentile Armies gathered there 
Smitten by Plague most Horrible! 
The flesh from bones shuffed off — and fell. 



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The tongues were wasting in the mouth 

They could not utter word, nor shout, 

In sockets eyeballs waste away! 

Then blinded, voiceless, comrades turned, 

.Terror and fear in each heart burned — 

Then maddened fury — each sought prey — 

Comrade slew comrade in dark fray — 

The Gentile Age closed on that Day! 

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Then cleansed by Renovating Flame 

Sin's curse destroyed — The New Earth came 

In wondrous Beauty, Glory, Grace, 

To smile at Christ Jehovah's Face ! 

A World of Plenty — and of Peace, 

Wars, and War's Rumors then did cease, 

No Heathen Nations — all held tryst 

Seeing and owning Jesus Christ ! 

In Joy at last the Jewish Race 
Established in their ancient Place, 
Gathered from Continent and Isle 
Basking in Christ's Eternal smile, 
All safe beneath The Almighty wing — 
He THEIR Redeemer, Lord and King. 

The people who for centuries 
Was thistledown in every breeze. 
Spurned by the hate of men to roam 
Nation and People without home, 
Strangers were they in every Land, 
A mark for blows of harsh, rough hand. 
The very mire 'neath Gentile feet, 



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Victims of fury, hate, deceit, 

A cur with tin can tied to tail 

Which men as boys with laugh assail, 

So kicked, and stoned — the bleeding thing 

No day immuned from suffering! 

A Race whose age gained no relief 

The babe, the aged, meanest or chief, 

Treated with insults, blows, abuse. 

As men and demons were set loose 

To hound to agony of Death! 

And yet preserved. Jehovah set 

A hedge as 'twere around The Race — 

Brought all at last to The Home Place! 

Lo, Christ had triumphed o'er their foes, 
When Anti-Christ made deadly close 
And all the World in laughing glee 
To see Jew in Death's agony — 
Then Christ came down to human sight — - 
Standing on Olivet's fair height. 
And rescued them in Gracious Power — 
Crushed Satan, Anti-Christ that hour. 

And so my theme a Renewed Earth — 
World steeped in Plenty, Peace, Joy, Mirth, 
Surely with great delight I sing 
Of Earth's Redeemer, Christ The King! 

So of The Golden Age I sing — 
And to His feet with hope I bring 
The Joy words that my Soul would say : 

"Lord Christ, accept I humbly pray — 



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If Thine eyes aught amiss do see 
Forgive misstatements if there be — 
Thou knowest well I would be mute 
On any thought not of Thy Truth — 
I've sought alone in Sacred Page 
For Glories of Thy Golden Age." 

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And now I feel life's work complete — 

The best song I could sing is sung — 
/ lay it down at The Pierced Feet, 

Await the Judgment from His tongue! 
In youth I purposed in my heart 

I would His Singer be — 
And now this hope will not depart — 

"He has accepted me!" 



Cfje 3l^ei8n of t|)e ^rinte ot ^eace 

"For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of 
The Glory of Jehovah 
As the waters cover the sea. 
And the Earth was full of His Praise.'* 

O Land of Israel — past compare ! 
No land so blest, so grand, so fair, 
Lo, Glory overshadowing 
The Glory Land of The Great King ! 
O'er thee Shekinah Cloud of Light — 
A Cloud by Day — a Flame by Night — 
For ever full in human sight 
Suspended over Zion's height. 

O Ariel, City of The King 
How glorious in thy fashioning! 

And still more glorious to the gaze — 
The House of Universal Praise ! 

Most Glorious yet — through golden haze 
We see The Jewel City blaze — 
City of Precious Stones — rare thing 
From Christ's own heart the fashioning! 
The Promise of the long ago, 
That parting night of tears and woe : 
"Let not your hearts be troubled so, 
Lo, to Prepare A Place I go 

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And surely I will come again, 

Together shall go hack — therein 

To dwell, most surely there with Me — 

For where I am there shall ye be." 

As Saints behold its flash and gleam 

No longer *tis a mystic's dream 

That John in Patmos had beheld — 

Now Saints, once skeptical, compelled 

To own how vain their cold derision — 

Stating with scholarly precision : 

*'Such City no man shall behold, 

The precious sto'ne, the river, gold, 

Of Spiritual blessings told." 

But now in rapture as they gaze 

They own All a Reality ! 

And in the splendor of its blaze 

Surely all penitent they be, 

For Palace (seen in Holy Vision) 

More grand than ever was conceived! 

Love its reality believed. 

And now in gladsome awe behold 

Its jeweled chambers as foretold. 

Its stream of Life, its streets of gold, 

All, all, an actuality ! 

Where Christ and Church shall ever be — 

From thence the Saints go to and fro 

In their love service constantly 

To minister on Earth below ! 

Now land allotment of The Tribes 
Such as Ezekiel describes — 
Ranging in straight lines East to West — 



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So different from that possessed 

By tribes in Joshua's far day — 

For now the IsraeHtes held sway 

From the Euphrates to the Sea, 

(No spaces now where deserts be,) 

The Great Sea, which at Christ's command 

Had fallen back — so that new land 

Stretched Westward — to the North and South 

To where once flowed the Nile's proud mouth — 

And from the upper Lebanon 

Southward its new born glory won 

To where the Red Sea waters rolled — 

At last the boundaries long foretold 

By God to Abraham stood fair 

GoD^s promise and the Land compare — 

The promise, Fact, all eyes could view 

Tho' slumbering long, God's words came true! 

Dan's portion Northermost of Land — 
Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh and 
Then Ephraim and Reuben came — 
Then Judah's Tribe of Kingly fame — 
Southward from Judah's Lordly place 
For Zadok's Sons a glorious space 
The Prince's Portion, Zion's Hill 
Rose there in Glory hearts to thrill — 
With The Great Structures round about — 
From Prince's Portion — running South 
The Levite's dwellings and their lands, 
Here dwell the Priests and Singing Bands; 
Then southward still — The City Plat 
There as a Queen The City sat 
In her magnificence — so fair 



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No earthly City dare compare 

In anything — all men declare 

Jehovah — Shammah, liveth there! 

Then portion stretched for Benjamin, 

For Simeon, and Issachar, 

For Zebulun, and Gad afar — 

A Glorious Land loved by all men! 

The Table Land of Sanctuary — 
(Ah, 'twas a flawless thing to see) 
Lifted from the surrounded space 
Like mountain range of level face, 
Like a straight line across sky space, 
Rising in rare magnificence, 
Beauty to dazzle every sense, 
Flashed to the eye a rocky face 
Of cliffs, magnificent to see 
Of color and rare tracery. 
No sculptor ever had displayed 
With all the cunning of great brain. 
Nor had his chisel ever made 
Such marvelous effect — 'twere vain 
To think that any human hand, 
Tho' all earth's powers at such command, 
Could shape the shafts, the columns grand. 
The capitals, the frieze, the base, 
The wildest sweep, the narrow space, 
Showing minuteness of detail 
At which the human hand would fail, 
And in abasement bend the knee! 
Most very marvelous to see 
The fretted tracery of stone; 



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And surely the Divine alone 

Could give the cliffs such wondrous dyes. 

For never yet had artist's eyes 

Beheld in dreams such varying tints, 

Such mass of colors, wondrous hints 

Of exquisite and rare detail — 

'Twas as mad artist did assail 

His canvas with all colors won 

From every dye beneath the sun. 

The Square, and Circling Temple Place 
Set mid a fair and ample space, 
Buildings no mortal could design, 
To Prophet given by Christ Divine — 
Given when the Israelitish Race 
Was crushed and stricken to disgrace 
Each measurement on Jewish Page 
Had mystery been in every age. 
But now reality eye saw 
The Gracious Buildings without flaw 
Perfect in smallest of detail. 
The keenest eye would surely fail 
To find the slightest point amiss 
It stands — without an antithesis! 

The outer building stood four square, 
(On the four corners towers most fair,) 
Each side ran full a mile in length — 
Wall twelve feet broad gave massive strength 
On which the towering arches rose 
A wonder in their grand repose, 
Lo, palm tree columns massive, rare 



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With sculptured tracery, so fair 
That human brain could not design 
The Glory of a single line — 
For surely The Divine behest 
Alone the human fingers blest, 
And gave strange cunning to the hand 
To carve and shape Divine command. 
Eleven gateways pierced each side — 
Each gate place seventy-five feet wide — 
Gateways imperial, massive, grand, 
Chambers and cellse on each hand. 
While seven steps from ground to floor. 
One entering at the North, leaved Door, 
Could not return — but should walk out 
At doorway facing to the South. 
The gateway's depth one hundred feet. 
Then, lo, an open space to meet 
On either hand long colonnade. 
For beauty and for kindly shade, 
A hundred feet the width, and then 
Another building met the ken — 
And as one stood between the two 
Surely great splendor met the view. 
Most surely all surpassing grand, 
The palm tree columns on each hand 
Sprang up all stately to the eyes, 
Such massive things of giant size, 
Shapen and carved in rare design 
To blush alone from brain Divine, 
As eye ran down the stately rows 
Each fainter, and still fainter grows 
To almost point of vanishing — 



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'Twere sight to gladden richest King. 
And over head sprang gallery 
O'er gallery — until the three 
Rose to the eyes such glorious things 
As they were borne aloft by wings, 
And o'er, the topmost arches high 
Swelled upward as to touch the sky, 
Like airy fountains in their leap 
Two hundred feet in upward sweep. 
Arch sprang from arch in airy flight 
Receding — mistlike from the sight. 

Thence further in — to gazer's face 
Flashed the high circling Temple Place — 
Grand, massive buildings, circling round 
A space most surely Holy Ground; 
Lo, from the niidst, in stately flight. 
Stood matchless Zion's Glory height — 
Most sacred spot to human eyes 
Outside the Gates of Paradise ! 
Crowned on its top by altar place, 
Jehovah's cloud filled upward space, 
His Covering Glory full in view 
That never from that spot withdrew — 
A cloud by day, a flame by night, 
Stood ever to the human sight 
Pledge that Jehovah's smiling face 
Could in The Christ disclose His Grace 
To each one of the Human Race! 

In four squared Palace all may meet 
A House of Prayer, for Praise, for Meat, 



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Where all were welcome, all were blest, 

Palace of Peace, and Joy, and Rest. 

This House of Praise sprang from its base 

Two hundred feet to topmost place, 

The four great Towers at corner each 

Fully five hundred feet did reach. 

All built of precious gems ablaze. 

Like House of Light before the gaze; 

Foundation Stones of wondrous size 

Of Sapphire blaze to meet the eyes — 

Windows of agate — and each gate 

Of flaming rich carbuncles great — 

Most costliest gems were common here, 

Richest profusion everywhere 

Of Gold and precious woods — words fail 

To tell its wonders — 'twas, all hail! 

From every eye who saw its gleam 

Substantial rainbow — not a dream ! 

This the House law — that all must heed — 

Entering one gate one must proceed 

Straight through The House and so go out 

From South to North, from North to South, 

For millions congregating here 

To sacrifice, for praise, for prayer, 

Would be a rabble if allowed 

To come and go as wished the crowd, 

For Order not confusion reigned. 

And perfect safety thus obtained 

From sudden rush or accident — 

This Law supreme — had no relent. 

The corner towers imposing sight 



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Springing aloft in airy flight 

Arch over arch — a glittering thing 

Each fit for Palace of a King. 

Lo, here the Levites courses toiled, 

Here were the Sacrifices boiled 

And roasted — here was baked the bread 

That daily many thousands fed, 

For not a person came to Praise 

But of this Royal bounty shares; 

The City thirty miles away 

From where the thousands came each day; 

And often millions, that adored. 

Were seated daily at His board ; 

Each day some men of Princely Fame 

To give Him Honor humbly came 

To represent their land or tribe, ^ 

To Him their Glory to ascribe; 

For not a Nation anywhere 

But once a year must here appear 

To render homage, gifts and prayer. 

Hunger obnoxious to God's sight 

Man was created Christ's Delight — 

He who created appetite 

Knew Nature's cravings — then should He 

Leave fainting, tired Humanity 

Go hungry from His house and feel 

He was all careless of their weal ; 

Body as well as Soul was fed, 

(Tho' He for Souls The Living Bread,) 

So for each comer who came here 

This Royal House had Princely cheer. 

Lo, men from every clime came here 



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For not a Nation anywhere 
But came to worship at this shrine, 
Acknowledging The Christ Divine 
That The Eternal Ruler He — 
The Presence of The Trinity! 

And it was certain Death to choose 
Should any Nation dare refuse 
To send their great men every year, 
The Law was short, but crisp and clear, 
The Risen Saints with outstretched hand 
Held back the rain — drought cursed that land 
And should proud Egypt dare to boast 
They held the rain at little cost, 
And would not honor Zion's shrine. 
Then surely fell the curse Divine — 
The wasting of the flesh and hone 
Of those who would Christ's Rule disown! 

At the South gates the Levites stand 
To take Gifts from the willing hand 
Of those who came to worship here. 
All the first fruits — the corn in ear — 
First of the dough, and wine, and oil, 
All the glad gifts that came from toil 
Of the Blest Earth — men gladly bring 
An offering to their Blessing King. 
The first fruits of ^ the flock, the herd, 
The dove, the pigeon, and such bird 
That Moses had pronounced was clean. 
And here rich merchandise was seen 
Of loom, of mine, of land, of sea. 



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Offerings in multiplicity; 
And flocks, and herds, and oil, and wheat, 
Were brought by Gentile's willing feet, 
Brought all rich things for glorious feast. 
The camels laden, from the East, 
Midian and Ephah's dromedaries, 
Brought gifts the eye and taste to please, 
And Sheba's gold, and incense rare 
In great abundance surely here. 
The flocks of Kedar, white as snow, 
The Prince's Pastures overflow — 
And Nebaioth's rams were brought 
To sacrifice! 

The Human thought 
May strive in vain to find of things 
Forgotten in such offerings. 

And surely man could well afford 

To fill the Warehouse of The Lord, 

For He had blessed on every hand 

The Fields and Herds of Every Land, 

One hundred fold in everything 

Was given by Christ The Blessed King. 

This was the House of Royal cheer 
And every mortal could come here 
Sure of a Royal welcoming. 
Claim audience of The Eternal King ! 
Lo, Kings had here no precedent, 
The poorest and the humblest went 
Unto His presence — knowing well 



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A slight would be impossible ; 
And he who had a case to bring, 
Tho' his opponent be a King, 
Knew that he pleaded not in vain 
Unerring Justice to obtain. 

And who so poor as wanted bread 

Was surely at this table fed, 

For ever wine, and meat, and bread 

Were on the Royal table spread, 

No hungry Soul was turned away. 

When men came here to praise and pray, 

Lo, Levites ever ready stand. 

With smiling face and welcoming hand, 

To greet each mortal that came here 

With sumptuous and wholesome cheer. 

With joy the Levite gladly brings 

Feasts to all Comers, of fat things 

A feast of wine upon the lees, 

The weary one to charm and please, 

Here fat things full of marrow find, 

Wine on the lees all well refin'd. 

Here man was recognized one whole 

Equal the Flesh, the Spirit, Soul, 

Each part of Human Nature fed 

With song, with praise, with dainty bread ; 

For The Great King who spreads repast 

No slur upon the Flesh would cast, 

The Three parts equal in His sight, 

And neither one may Human slight : 

So all men's cravings here were met, 

Man's spirit had no higher claim 



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Than had the Soul, or fleshly frame, 
Neither the noblest — neither base — 
But each in manhood found true place, 
The whole a perfect, equal poise, 
Without the stains — the fleck of flaws — 
Neither despised as meaner thing. 
For each formed perfect by The King, 
Each man fulfilled God's Holy Plan, 
The Three make perfect Gentleman. 

Nor lingered here an idle pest 

To eat and drink of what was best. 

So live a life of idleness, 

No idle dreamer here did press 

For sauntering in listless ways, 

For tho' The House for Rest and Praise, 

And surely 'twas home place for rest. 

Yet only the true toiler blest. 

Spirit of idleness not here 

For one could feel that everywhere 

Spirit of service was supreme ! 

No thought of selfishness, nor fear. 

Across the mind — here one could gleam 

Of faithfulness in slightest thing 

In this vast Palace of The King ! 

In Space where Buildings Circled round 
No living mortal dare be found 
For Mortals yet of sin bore taints. 
Only the Resurrected Saints 
Could pass the Temple's colonnade — 
The penalty of Death was laid 



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On those who would that law transgress. 
Surely no pleasure had men less 
By an obedience to this law, 
For all around, the mortal saw, 
Undreamed magnificence in sight 
To give a satisfied delight. 

Thirty great buildings circled round 
That center called The Holy Ground — 
Thirty grand buildings — each the same — 
No flaw to give the Builders shame — 
No hair's breadth difference — they rose 
Each perfect, massive in repose 
Of stately elegance, — ^between 
Each House an exact space was seen 
According to Ezekiel's Plan, 
Three miles all round the circle ran 
Displaying — as one long facade, 
And pillared porches gave sweet shade. 

Entering one of the many doors 
To gain the first of cellas floors 
One must ascend a stairway grand, 
With stately pillar at one hand. 
And at the other hand arose 
The cherubim, in grand repose. 
Figures full forty feet in length 
Like Living Creatures of vast strength, 
Wonder of beauty shaping grace. 
Each figure with a double face — 
This face — a young man passing fair — 
That — lion head with massive hair — 



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Such faces all could understand — 

Man of Jehovah's Own Right Hand — 

The other — Judah's Lion, He 

The Star gem of The Trinity! 

At every door the entering feet 

Would cherubim and pillar meet, 

Eight hundred columns blossomed art 

Whose airy splendor charmed the heart. 

Eight hundred cherubim with face 

Of double beauty — filled the place 

With such magnificent display 

As never seen in olden day ! 

Here Resting-Earth-home ever be 

For Risen Saints vast company. 

Here song of Praises all the time. 

Grand songs all glorious and sublime, 

Indeed 'twas almost true insooth 

Here voice of song was never mute. 

Each cellse surely was supreme 

In rare, sweet beauty — did but seem 

As if alone some fancy dream — 

A musical of fantasy — 

Too rare for human eyes to see: 

The lattice work and carvings seemed * 

Some ideal thoughts, that fancy dreamed 

The human eyes could never see 

Such gorgeous things reality! 

Massive — yet exquisite in grace — 

Like as if smile from God's own face 

Impressed on matter — ^thus to be 

His smile throughout Eternity. 



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Higher than all — Mount Zion's height 
With Beacon Light to great men's sight, 
Now changed indeed the ancient place, 
For on the top an ample space 
Whence sacrificial smoke arose 
To Cloud, that ever did repose 
Between the Earth and Heavenly place — 
Where The Shekinah showed its face — 
The Cloud by day, the Light by night, 
Jehovah's banner to men's sight ! 
On Zion's Mount — in centering space — 
Sprang up to view the Altar place 
Where ever more the flames were fed — 
(The victim, and the Life's Blood shed,) 
For Sacrificial Smoke and Flame 
Proclaimed to man his Sin and Shame, 
And, aye, the Glorious Truth displayed 
The Triune Love — Who once had laid 
Their all, on Sacrificial Place, 
With Infinite and Matchless Grace, 
So that the Human may believe. 
And in Christ's Death a Life receive — 
A Gift of Perfect Righteousness 
By which the Human Race to bless : 
Now in remembrance of that deed. 
From day to day, must victims bleed. 
E'er men forget, Christ's Death alone 
Did for their Shame and Sin atone ! 
For Human Nature ever prone 
To think that Sin had not o'er thrown 
Their every faculty — that sin 
Spreads not a leprous spot within. 



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But that man by some Lordly act 

Could set aside the awful fact 

Of Sin's Transgression — men make bold 

The Godhead's Glory to behold 

Without a Mediator's plea. 

"Man must his own Redeemer be!** 

So subtle is the pride of man 

He fain would set aside God's plan, 

By his own merit, work and grace. 

Dare look The Godhead in the face! 

'Twas hard indeed to prove to men 

The Exceeding Sinfulness of Sin, 

That birth by nature brought their soul 

Entirely under Sin's control, 

Therefore, 'twas a necessity 

That every human eye should see 

That through Shed-Blood, and that alone, 

Could man approach Jehovah's Throne, 

Alas, a dire necessity 

To man's sight Sacrifice must be 

Even in this transforming age. 

And tho' now free from Satan's rage 

Still man within himself contains 

A source of Sin — and constant stains 

Marked that a Virus still within 

Blighted with dire, corroding sin, 

And that alone Christ's saving grace 

Could rescue from its foul embrace. 

And o'er the Altarplace there lay 
A flame by night, a cloud by day, 
The Presence of The Trinity! 



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That every Human eye may see — 

This an exceeding Holy Place 

Where God and Man met face to face. 

The Triune God all satisfied 

With merits The Lord Christ supplied, J 

Creator and the Creatures meet 

In conference supremely sweet, 

In Holy reverence and awe 

Without a sin stain, fleck or flaw — 

As Christ The Mediator stands 

To join the two with nail pierced hands. ' 

At House of Praise at Eastern gates 
The ministering Levite waits 
To take Sin offerings from men 
Who felt their minds were stained with sin. 
Four large stone blocks, two at each side 
Of every gate, where beasts were tied 
And slain by Levites — aye, outside! 
Remembrance of The One who Died 
Outside the City Gate — The One 
On whom all sins were laid upon! 
Levites each Sacrifice to slay 
And make each ready — fit to lay 
Upon The Altar — but no more — 
They could not go beyond the door 
That led to circling Sanctuary, 
Where Risen Saints would ready be 
To take the offering to high place 
Where God with man met face to face! 
The Sons of Righteousness alone 
Could bring gifts to the Altar stone. 



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Only The Sons of Zadok bring 
Gifts for acceptance to The King. 

Jehovah's words were plain and clear: 

"No Levite shall to Me draw near — 
Of eld, when Israel went astray 
From Me The Levites turned away, 
And dared before the idols stand 
With outstretched sacrificial hand. 
They turned My Peoples' hearts from Me, 
Led Israel in Iniquity, 
Filled My house with Idolatry 
Turned Israel's heart and mind from Me — 
Therefore, they shall bear their disgrace 
Nor enter in My Holy Place: 
As they had once profaned My Name 
Forever more be theirs the shame ! 
Yet they the Ministers shall be 
Have charge of Gates — of Sanctuary — 
Slay the burnt offerings — and stand 
Before the people, but their hand 
No sacrifice shall minister 
Before the people; they confer 
With those who enter at My gate, 
On people's wants, and wishes wait, 
The Keepers of My Holy Place; 
But not to come before My Face 
As Aaron in appointed ways 
Before Me came in ancient days." 

No more the Levites held high place— 



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For evermore they bore disgrace — 

Driven from the Priesthood, never more 

Came House of Aaron, as of yore, 

With sacrifice near altar place, 

Nor dared to tread the Circled Place: 

No son of Aaron stood High Priest 

With glittering robes at any feast — 

No more, with miter on the head, 

Brought they the incense, flesh or bread; 

When they came near no longer fell f 

From garment rich the tinkling bell 

When every motion music made, J 

Nor was the breast plate now displayed — 

For Aaron's Sons no longer Priests 

To hold authority at feasts. 

No matter how much they desire 

They dare not touch the altar fire. 

They may not pass the rampart's bounds. 

Nor enter in The Holy grounds ; 

All menial Offices were theirs 

And ministering to the afifairs 

Of outer sanctuary, in fact, 

By them alone was every act 

Of service rendered in each place 

Where mortal man could show his face. 

They met the stranger at the door — 

Accepted offerings if such bore — 

Gave welcome, led to place of rest — 

Spread Royal bounty, heard request 

Of every nature, told each where 

Such may in joy and peace repair — 

Where perfect freedom — where restraint — 



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Where found The Prince — The Risen Saint — 

Where judgment chambers — where to find 

The full fruition of each mind. 

Unceasing in glad servitude 

The Levites, for the People's good; 

Relieved each course at stated hours 

In outer cellse, courts, and towers, 

Were ever seen the ready feet 

Of Ministers the guests to meet, 

For night had never silence here, 

Late comers never had a fear 

They were too late for Royal cheer. 

And high in air, in upper space, 
A glistening Glory showed its face 
Where Christ, and Risen Saints abide. 
Fashioned by Him for His own bride — 
The House where '*many mansions be" — 
Where dwells The Bride continually ; 
A house not made by human hands, 
Lo, there a glorious Home it stands 
That took His love two thousand years, 
(Since first He left the World of tears,) 
To build, to shape, to beautify, 
A perfect gem to gazer's eye. 
Lo, there, all glories to surpass. 
The Golden City — clear as glass — 
Springs upward to Ethereal height 
A blaze of Rapture to the sight, 
A City whose foundation stands 
As 'twere in hollow of Christ's hands, 
A Treasure House of His Great Love, 



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Eternities can never move, 
The Rush of Ages shall not shake, 
Nor Time a single splendor break. 
He toiled. The Kingly Artisan, 
For Princely Love drew every plan — 
The vast design — minute detail — 
In naught did loving fingers fail. 

Twelve precious stones of wondrous size, 
Shapened to Love's fastidious eyes. 
The strong foundations — nothing hid — 
For, lo, we dream a Pyramid 
To Pyramid met base to base, 
A Perfect Cube it hung in space; 
A Jasper slab the lowest lay, 
Then upward in a grand array 
Each slab o'er lapping that below 
With ample space, with richest glow, 
Tier upon tier — 'till gazer stood 
Intoxicated by the flood 
Of varied, many colored rays. 
Mingling in one translucent blaze. 

There crowned with everlasting fame 
Carved an Apostle's glorious name 

On each foundation glittering stone, A 

As they upheld Jehovah's Throne ! 
On the Foundations (to enthrall 
The Gazer's sight) A Jasper wall 
Seeming a blazing liquid bright, 
Wall thrice a hundred feet in height 
Pierced by twelve gates — three on each side — 
Each gate was Royal — arches wide — 



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Carved from a single Pearl each gate 

Stood open in its princely state 

For in this City ever more 

None would hear shutting of a door. 

Lo, Jacob's sons were honored now — 

For when the gazer lifted brow 

On entering gate, the arch to see, 

He read, emblazoned splendidly, 

Some son of Jacob's princely name 

Writ in imperishable Fame. 

A City fashioned by the hand 

Of Him who had at HiS command 

The boundless Universe — where He 

May choose and work all wondrously. 

The Gems, the Precious stones that we 

Held at such price — so small to see — 

One held a fortune in his hand — 

So scarce, the rich in every land 

Sought for a gem the ounces weighed, 

And for such getting men betrayed 

Most sacred Trusts — that they may own 

The glory of a ten ounce stone. 

New stones and slabs of size immense 

Shone with a splendor all intense; 

The brightest, rarest Earthly Stone, 

That only Czars may dare to own. 

Was dull beside the blazing things 

Built into walls, and courts, and wings 

Of Palaces, until they be 

A stone enchanting rhapsody! 

As men had in the olden time 

Built with their stones, and brick, and slime, 



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So now the rarest gems were used — 
Nor to the meanest wall refused — 
And gold and such things were no more 
Held precious as a miser's store, 
But lavished with a princely hand ; 
Strewed priceless wonders o'er that land — 
The costliest things for common use 
Betrayed Christ's love profound — profuse — 
Gems — pebble size to us alone — 
Now blaze a thousand miles one stone 
Of brilliant splendor — for The King 
Took pleasure in this fashioning, 
As easy to His power to shape 
As mountain, continent or cape. 

The eye could now behold at last 
What hearts had sighed for in the past — 
Lo, there it flow'd, no fancy dream, 
Calm, clear, cool, softly shimmering stream- 
That River through the City strayed — 
The Sweetest Water God e'er made! 
Fancy no longer, years ago 
Men reasoned it could not be so — 
Earth's wisest: "mystical," had said, 
Destroyed the meaning as they read — 
Their aim to spiritualize 
'Til it was nonsense in men's eyes — 
Great tomes were written by their hand 
To prove this river, fair and grand. 
Was anything but what was meant — 
Protesting if one dared to hint: 



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" 'Twill be a River fair to see, 
Most surely a reality — 
No Will o' wisp — no fancy thing — 
But worthy of God's fashioning, 
Aye, a great, grand majestic tide 
Exhaustless, bountifully wide." 

Lo, now it shimmers down the street 
A living stream, delicious, sweet, 
Which Risen Saints were glad to take 
And slake their thirst for drinking sake; 
Deep current of majestic sweep 
Where Spring and Summer ever keep 
Glad rivalry — and music sweet 
Sounded where shores and waters meet— • 
Itself so resonant that strings 
Of harps seem echoing from the springs 
As from The Throne of God it flowed, 
And on its brilliant waters glowed 
The Glory Of Jehovah's face! 
Airy as spider's woven lace 
The blended colors, clear the depth. 
Where darkness lurked not, never slept, 
Stream never darkened by one shade. 
On whose banks fair musicians played 
Their instruments all exquisite — 
Where singers ever sang — for night — 
Or twilight never saw that stream — 
Nor never fell a night lamp's beam. 
Ever melodious melody 
From shore to shore met on that sea, 
Music to rich perfection brought. 



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Where Singers and the Players sought 
To make perfection's harmony — 
Where jarring note could never be — 
But holiness to music wed — 
Where discord ne'er revealed its head — 
But Peace and Love went hand in hand 
To make glad music in the land. 

On either bank in summer breeze 
Fluttered the fruit on far famed trees, 
That men had sought on Earth to gain — 
But ever found the quest in vain! 
Lo, here all ripe and luscious fruit 
On every bough to topmost shoot, 
Trees heavy with their burdens fair, 
Their rich perfume upon the air. 
Intoxicating every sense 
With joy profound, joy all intense — 
The Tree of Life! — to human eyes 
It stood as in lost Paradise 
Its glory blazed to Adam's gaze : 
Ah, but the bitter, bitter days 
Since first he saw it — and the now 
As man again, with sinless brow, 
Could stand beside that tree — now eat 
Its fruit, so marvelously sweet. 
Passing a glory through the veins. 
Without the shadow of a flaw — 
God's eyes no imperfection saw — 
As Love brings to the one it chose 
The rarest and most perfect rose 
To lay it sweetly at her feet. 



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So when this City was complete 

The Lord well pleased to bring His Bride 

There ever with Him to abide. 

There, never music silence kept — 
There, never yet had mortal wept — • 
There, never heard the cry of pain — • 
There, never sorrow's sad refrain — 
There, never strife had entered in — > 
There, never shadow of a sin — 
There, never yet lay aching head — 
There, never any cry for bread — 
There, never any srife nor hate — 
There, never heart was desolate — 
There, never to an eye came tears — 
There, never to a breast came fears ! 

O'er all, as Eagle hovering, 
Jehovah, the all loving King, 
And every Risen Saint is blest 
Within that grand Sabbatic Rest! 

And surely from Mount Zion's height 
A Blessing for the Earth's delight. 
At corners four of Altar place 
Stood horns carved with Royal grace, 
And, lo, from each, as from a cup. 
Great living waters spring up 
From living fountains — depths unknown 
As blessings from Jehovah's throne — 
Running around the outer space 
Grooved in the Holy Altar place — 



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Then like to cascades flowing o*er 
Their volume on approaching floor — 
So that the Priests forever stood 
When ministering in that clear flood — 
Then flowing down the living stream, 
Seeming a pearl of glistening gleam. 
From altar spot on Zion's hill. 
Swept neath the Circle Temple space. 
Then outward to the Four Square Place — 
Thus at each door the waters be — 
So all who entered Sanctuary 
Must pass through water — that the feet 
Be cleansed of dust — made fresh and meet 
To tread the Holy Courts — for none 
Must dare approach Jehovah's throne 
With spotted garments — unwashed feet. 
For ever ready at the door 
Stood Levites to array the poor — 
To each the garments without fee, 
(And surely such all rare to see,) 
Of linen garments, making sweet 
Each worshipper that bowed the knee 
Before Eternal Trinity. 

At the first door a little rill 
A child may wade, and change at will. 
But as the stream from each wide door 
Increased the volume more and more. 
From the last door its graceful sweep 
For man to wade in was too deep — 
And when the waters from each side 
Met — 'twas a river's sweeping tide — 



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A sheet of water wondrous fair 
That none on earth may dare compare, 
Clean, clear and limpid as it ran 
A blessing to the sight of man. 

Lo, now fulfilled Isaiah's dream — 
Behold, indeed the glorious stream 
On which no galleys e'er should ride — 
Nor gallant ship float on this tide — 
Place of broad River and of streams 
O'er which a Light Eternal beams — 
Ne'er ruffled by a breeze nor gale — 
Where oars play not — nor hoisted sail — 
Nor tempest darken — ne'er shall float 
Steamship, nor brigantine, nor boat — 
That river on the Table Land 
Unfretted by the rower's hand, 
Nor fisherman shall ever cast 
His net, nor bind a sail to mast, 
That River by the Sanctuary 
Unruffled shall forever be. 
Type of the Holy Peace and Calm 
That Christ shall give to Human Race 
When they to Him shall turn their face 
And sing the blest Redemption Psalm. 

City of Peace — Jerusalem! 

Thou art the one Resplendent Gem 

Of all the Cities of the Earth — 

The Home of Plenty, Joy and Mirth ! 

City of Laughter and Gay Song — 

Where all Earth's Nations love to throng 



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At Yearly feasts, for here is joy- 
Without one taint of base alloy. 
The City of Perfection this 
With naught to mar a perfect bliss ; 
Sorrow and Sickness are unknown 
No pain to wrack nor force a moan — 
Since Christ came back there never fell 
On Dwellers' ears the tolling bell 
Of Death — and never bitter cry 
From heart that saw a loved one die. 
Death hath no terrors, brings no dread 
For centuries none hath lain dead 
In any house — Death all unknown 
Where Christ had placed His Earthly Throne ; 
And never yet had mourners' feet 
Gone to and fro in any street, 
Nor hearse, with sable drooping plumes, 
Nor any graves, nor any tombs. 
In all this mighty City's bounds 
One seeks in vain for grave yard Grounds. 
The Lord of Life at Zion reigns. 
Banished all sickness and grim pains; 
This is indeed The Holy Land, 
No sick one in its bounds may stand 
For Perfect Health reigns ever here — 
Nor Death germ in its atmosphere. 

A Perfect City — Lo, Christ's brain 
Revolved its outlines on the plain — 
The Human wrought out the design 
As traced for man by The Divine 
Man carried out Divine intent 



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The metes, the bounds, the breadth, the length, 

Each avenue, each stately street. 

Where Public structure truly meet 

For certain service — each broad space 

For busy Mart — for market place — 

Where traders of the world may bring 

All things of human fashioning. 

Where place of Homes, where Parks, where bowers, 

Where shading trees, where blooming flowers, 

Where fountains, where great Music Halls, 

How high the house, how strong the walls, 

Where iron, marbles, wood and stone ; 

One architect — and He alone 

Supreme in shaping everything, 

As to perfection He would bring 

A Perfect City — so that man 

O'er all the Earth had perfect plan. 

A Perfect sewerage — so complete 

That all was wholesome, fresh and sweet, 

No sewer gas of any kind 

To hurt or harm the human Kind. 

Such Drinking Water ! one may see 

Provision bountiful and free 

For every one — The Stream of Grace 

Which flowed from 'neath the Altar Place 

Through every street and alley ran, 

The poorest, and the richest man. 

Had all each wanted for his need. 

Without a single thought of greed. 

No squalid homes — no hovels here — ; 



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Each house had space where one might rear 

His figtree, vine and flowers fair ; 

Each man his house, with every room 

Open and pleasant, where no gloom 

Would whisper of a coming tomb; 

No crowding in a narrow space — 

Outcasts and Parasites of race 

Here could not find a hiding place. 

No hotbeds breeding things of slime 

To creep out at the midnight chime 

And shrivel up their souls in crime; 

No fetid rooms where mortals be 

Too crowded in their misery 

For common bounds of decency. 

Thank God such things are past away — • 

The filth, the dirt, the stench, decay, 

Are but bad dreams of yesterday I 

Here no infringing honest laws, 

No slighting work, no hiding flaws, 

Each hand and brain in earnest wrought 

Without dishonest wish or thought. 

So that each workman strove his best, 

If mistake made, at once confessed. 

So that this City surely built 

Without a flaw or thought of guilt. 

And every workman showed glad will. 

Gave of his best, most earnest skill. 

So that the eye of Christ may see 

A work wrought conscientiously ; 

No matter what the work, the hand 

Alert to carry out command. 

Work finished, with the care begun, 



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All wanted to have Christ's "Well Done." 
Never such City built before 
Where brains, and hearts, and wills adore 
The Architect, and strove to do 
What His own gracious fingers drew ; 
They showed The Architect His will 
Had won from them their keenest skill — 
And won the end for which all strove — ■ 
A Perfect City built by Love ! 

One sought not such — one never saw 

A so-called guardian of The Law — 

No policeman here on any beat — 

No policeman seen on any street — 

No prison house, no dismal jail — 

No drunkard's cry — nor wife's sad wail. 

And no Saloon with flaming sign 

With maddening drinks of beer and wine; 

No houses where fair women sit 

And make their charms encircling net 

To woo men by enticing spell — 

Where chambers emptied into Hell. 

Thank God, such things are past away, 

And men no more tempt and betray 

The trusting heart — ^but honest men 

Who harbor not such thoughts of sin, 

Who strive to make the happy earth 

A Place of Peace, and Joy, and Mirth. 

And Woman a most Holy Thing, 

The Sweetest Blessing from The King, 

And sweetest words in Human Life : 

"My Home, My Children, and My Wife" 



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She stood Supreme Commercial Mart ! 

Like as the great pulsating Heart 

Of the vast Commerce of all lands, 

The tide of Trading in her hands, 

The Clearing House of the vast w^orld — 

From v^hence no shafts of Panic hurled 

By Greedy Monsters who would rend 

For paltry gain the dearest friend. 

Thank Christ, such days are passed away 

When men, like Savage Beasts of Prey, 

Spread pleasant nets to catch the feet 

Of those who dreamed not of deceit; 

The Monsters of the Latter Days 

Are now unknown — their devilish ways 

Not tolerated — not one hour — 

For Christ would blast such greedy power 

Quicker than closing of eyelid — 

Earth of such carcass soon be rid! 

Once Capital was like a God 

Who on defenceless Labor trod — 

Indifferent Brutality — 

"Commercial Interest" seemed to be 

The only Object that could stand 

With Reckless, Blatant, Lawless hand, 

And an "Investor's Rights" alone 

More absolute than Despot's throne, 

Supreme before the human sight. 

And common people had no right 

That an "Investor" should respect; 

The Laws all shapen to protect 

"Invested Interest," — and to gain 

One-half percent, no human pain 



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Was reckoned with — ^a thousand men 
Were sacrificed that One may win. 
So that a dozen Beasts of Prey 
Ruled milHons with despotic sway — 
Trampled on Laws with proud disdain, 
Their money for them could obtain 
The subtlest and keenest brain 
To pick the strangest, silly flaws 
In the most careful, stringent Laws. 
Millions of Freemen bent as slaves 
To these Defiant, Godless Knaves, 
Freeman with ballots in their hand 
In the most free — enlightened land 
Of all the world — stood Craven Soul 
And let these Monsters take control 
Of Railways, Commerce, Mines and Mills, 
Yea, let them work their greedy wills 
In every business — every trade — 
Millions of Freemen grew afraid. 
Whining: "We cannot shape our laws 
Against such — better give applause 
To Matchless Forethought and sharp brain ; 
*Twere best e'en half a loaf to gain 
Than feel of hunger." — So the men. 
The many millions, who could win. 
Stood cowering, abject heart and face. 
Bribery flourished in high place — 
And Legislatures bought and sold. 
And Senators for lust of gold 
Sputtered of "Holy Human Rights," 
Then in the darkness of the nights 
Took "tips on market stocks," and bribes 



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Until the people hailed with gibes 
The Rulings of The Court — Supreme I 
'Til honesty a foolish dream 
Cheating and lying — were not vice — 
And every living man his price. 

Thus greed debauched the Human Soul 
The monsters who held in control 
Their billions — showed to fellow men 
A Godless Daring in their sin. 
But yet such honored for their wealth 
Grasped openly, or secret stealth; 
Even the Churches hailed such men, 
(Tho' every dollar gained by sin,) 
As Sons — and gave them highest place 
Reckoned it honor, not disgrace. 
To blazon such names on their page: 
"Great Benefactors of The Age." 
And if poor Saint but dare oppose 
They found quick way his mouth to close, 
And he dubbed "Crank," who dared to say 
A word against such Beasts of Prey, 
Their Gold was a most Holy thing 
Made perfect by the offering! 

The Greedy Monsters still were men — 
And fear possessed them in their sin — 
And oft' to lull a questioning soul 
Would give percent, of what they stole 
To build an Hospital, or School, 
As they, by this, The Lord would fool, 
And their munificence would be 



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A passport to the Trinity, 

Science and Art became their care. 

Their mighty structures everywhere 

Held Public eye — and men received 

With Joy their Gifts — ^the Church believed 

Such were The Almoners of Christ 1 

As Greed and Christ could hold a tryst — <. 

And a Thief's gift acceptable 

And thus the Antichristian spell 

Upon Professing Christians fell, 

All blinded to Satanic lie — 

Until The Lord Christ from on high 

In all His Righteous wrath came down — 

And all evanished at His frown — 

And the Grim Monsters of the Race 

Were driven to Satanic place. 

A Port of Entry — lo, her sea 

Is fretted now continually 

By coming and by going ships ; 

For commerce to her golden lips 

Brings of Earth's Riches to her mart. 

Here at her ports are sails unfurled 

From every port around the World ; 

She stands a great pulsating heart 

That sends its arteries through space 

To every continent and Race. 

Lo, piled on her extended quays 

The merchandise that all men praise, 

A prodigal and vast display 

Seen not in any former day. 

Between three continents she stands — 



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The Western and the Eastern lands 

Make this their market place to trade. 

Here each their diverse wares displayed, 

And bartered with an even hand, 

For justice had supreme command, 

Not varying a single line 

From Equity that was Divine. 

For here the smallest child could come, 

Or trader blind, or deaf, or dumb. 

And know full well none would betray — 

Each trade as open as the day — 

Where naught was hidden — all was plain — 

Each trader knew what he would gain 

In every trading — chance no more 

Ruled Commerce as in days of yore. 

None run a risk in trading now, 

There was no cause for careworn brow, 

No fretting lest a rival may 

By some sharp trick or turn betray. 

One bought at such a price to sell. 

And in his heart he knew full well 

That those who would hereafter buy 

These very goods, would never lie 

To get the better of his trade ; 

Nor of a loss was he afraid — 

All paid him as himself had bought 

Without a bickering, bad thought, 

Where crafty, subtle souls would set 

For simpler men enticing net — 

For simpler men a gilded bait — 

And then like goulish spiders wait — 

Bloated Blood suckers of The Race 



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Abhorrent to The Lord Christ's face — 
Things that His Love could not abide 
Sins of Covetousness and Pride! 

Here was no speculative ruse 

Where simpler ones were sure to lose. 

And ghouls pile up misgotten gains 

At cost of other mortal's pains. 

For not one soul had tried to gain, 

The least advantage ; all obtain 

An ample margin each to each 

None had to beg, nor to beseech 

For equity in any trade ; 

And not a trader was afraid 

To show the cost of things displayed. 

All knew extortion was not laid 

On any article — men told 

What profit in that bought or sold ; 

No hiding of the actual cost, 

And none could claim that he had lost 

A cent on anything — men knew 

Each spoke to men of what was true. 

For if one dared to tell a lie 

Full swift a Risen Saint came nigh 

To show that man wherein he err'ed — 

Margin of profit was referred 

To men experienced in each art 

Who gave their judgment from the heart. 

She stood the Mistress of the Seas ! 
From everywhere the stormless breeze 
Brought Ships of tribute to her ports; 



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Unarmed she stood — no guns, nor forts 

To make secure against a foe. 

No matter from whence Waters flow. 

By continents or islands far, 

Jerusalem, a blazing star, 

A Beacon Light, blazed up to all! 

So seamen answering to her call 

Were always glad to shift their sails, 

(Not fearing wreck from storms nor gales,) 

To gain her ports — her waterways 

Of grandest sweep, a world wide praise. 

The Land locked Harbors, roadstead wide. 

Thousands of ships here side by side 

An anchorage all safe could find — 

Where all to meet were passing kind 

With shake of hand — and royal cheer. 

And seamen now need have no fear 

Of harpies that would on them prey — 

No "doggeries" along the quay 

Where men and women like to beasts 

Enticed to wanton, drunken feasts; 

Now every one they met was kind 

In helpfulness to bless the mind — 

The seamen's Paradise on Earth 

No matter whence or where his birth. 



From Table land where Temple stood 
The River swept in graceful flood, 
Perchance, down in one vast cascade, 
(That ever rarest Rainbows made,) 
Clear sheet of water running o*er 
That rocky steep, with no wild roar, 



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But silently with shimmering grace 

Like smile that mantles woman's face 

When Love hath crowned her — no wild race 

Of treacherous waters this to see, 

But murmuring softly, pleasantly, 

A hum of music in the air 

Alone this grandeur did declare; 

No fall of waters like to this — 

Nor at its base a wild abyss 

Of whirling whirlpools, mad spray, 

They fell — Lo, murmuring waters lay 

As half asleep — so sweetly calm 

The gazers never had a qualm 

Of fear when gazing in delight — 

Majestic and Imperial Sight ! 

There River parted — a twin grace — 

One to the East — one to the West — 

Where either went that place was blest 

A joy for man, for beast, for earth. 

Where e'er each flowed was peace and mirth. 

Where they meandered o'er the land 

Verdure sprang up on every hand, 

The grass and flowers a carpet made. 

The Palm tree flung its graceful shade. 
The banks on either hand all clad 
With brilliant verdure — nature glad 
Ran in gay riot everywhere. 
With beauty bountiful and free, 
Luxuriant everything to see 
With a surpassing brilliancy 
Of color — ^blade, and shrub, and tree, 



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Were very wonderful to see. 
For Winter touched not with decay — • 
'Twas ever Autumn — ever May — 
Where these life giving waters went, 
To all eyes glad astonishment, 
For fruit trees — ever bearing fruit 
Made Autumn's glory — tender shoot 
Beside the fruit betokened May, 
So ne'er came mortal night, nor day, 
Even when Winter held her sway. 
And found not fruit of luscious taste, 
None seemed to rot, nor go to waste. 
No matter if the millions came 
Christ^s bounty never put to shame, 
And the last comer Hke the first 
Could pluck a fruit, and slake the thirst ; 
No hurrying feet, with wild suspense, 
All knew The Christ's munificence 
Had never failed — His bounty spread 
That all hearts could be comforted. 

And o'er the fields of living green 
Not one obnoxious weed was seen ; 
The flowers in wildest rivalry 
Flouted their beauty — none could see 
A thistle, nettle, not a weed. 
To make the flowers or grasses plead 
For a fair showing — as of eld 
When weary eyelids but beheld 
The weeds grow rampant everywhere. 
Filling the tiller with despair. 
That all his labor surely vain — 



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And weary toiling paid by pain. 

But now how changed, for fruit and flower 

Held in their hands the reigning power 

And made grand wilderness indeed, 

If human labor took not heed 

To train in all their subtle ways — 

Making their wealth a prayer of praise. 

One River flowed down to the Sea 

Where Sodom's curse once plain to see—? 

But when the Living Waters came 

To spot once cursed by Heaven's flame 

That scene of Desolation fled — 

Lo, Beauty lifted up its head — 

The brackish waters once more sweet 

Came murmuring upwards to the feet 

Of those who walked along the brink 

To see its beauty and to drink ; 

No longer desolate and drear 

Filling the gazer's heart with fear 

At such an utter, barren spot 

As if indeed by Christ forgot; 

Where night winds moaned to fill with dread 

The mortal who dared rest his head 

Near that lone sea of death and brine, 

Where desolation cast its line 

Of sterile barrenness and made 

E'en Arab's hearts of it afraid. 

Lo, changed the spot — now lifted up 

The Sea no longer in deep cup 

Of salty bitterness — The Hand 

Of Christ had Hfted up the land 



54 THE REIGN OF THE PRINCE OF PEACE 

Which once beneath sea waters lay — •. 
The Jordan Valley on the day 
That Earthquake parted Olivet, 
Was to a higher level set, 
The deep depression of the place 
Evanished — and a thing of grace 
The Sea spread out its laughing face 
To welcome Christ — The River came 
To wipe away its sin and shame. 
To heal its bitterness, to change 
That spot into a Glory strange. 
To woo and win the gazer's eyes 
And make the spot a Paradise. 
The banks were clad with beauty rare. 
All trees of fruit and shade were there, 
The Summer's laugh rang on the air-^ 
A rare flower scented atmosphere. 

And fish — innumerable be, 
The fisher folk were glad to see 
For little toil such catch of fish — 
As fine as any heart may wish! 
The lower portion of the lake 
Still brackish so that men may take 
From briny marshes — as from vault — 
The Blessings of the richest Salt. 
The River Jordan then once more 
Flowed Southward — on its bosom bore 
The Ships of Commerce to Red Sea, 
For now the gazers' eye may see 
The Commerce of the Southern sea 
Sail upward to the Estuary 



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Where South and Inland waters kissed. 
And Joppa's waves no longer hissed 
On rocky coast, for amply wide 
The place of meeting where may ride 
Ten thousand ships. The tideless Sea 
Became a harbor to The Land 
Who held o'er all lands The Command. 

Still more of an astonishment — 

The other Living River went 

Across the Desert to the tide 

Of the Euphrates lordly pride — 

And now 'twas Desert waste no more 

The blessings that Life River bore 

Glorious and Wonderful to see — 

Once shifting sands continually 

Made cultivation a vain cost, 

And human labor only lost. 

For many a century and age 

A home for beast to growl and rage. 

And birds of prey to sit and croak 

Should a lost mortal gape and choke 

For moisture on the swollen tongue; 

Where weird cries ever more seemed wrung 

From spirit lips in luckless pain ; 

A sandy, treeless, grassless plain. 

The coming of Life River made 

The desert sand a flowering glade 

Of shrub, of tree, of grass, of grain, 

Where never mortal toiled in vain : 

For the drear stretch of shifting sand 

Now changed to most luxuriant land. 



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Five times an hundred fold for toil 
Was given upon its poorest soil. 
Where once roamed gaunt, grim beasts of prey- 
Where serpents in the sunshine lay — 
Now heard the rush of joyful feet 
The hamlet, and the City street, 
Filled the once solitude with song. 
Once hot brown sands saw bustling throng 
Of many millions. So at last 
The Promise given in faded past 
By God to Abraham A Fact 
Nor did the waiting long detract 
From any splendor — all may see 
From the Euphrates to Great Sea 
The Sons of Israel supreme — 
God's promise no fanatic dream ! 

Now Commerce had grand Waterway — • 

Ships from the Orient could bring 

The tide of Barter, and display 

Their wares for friendly marketing 

To City of The Glorious King, 

The Blessed River amply wide 

From where it met Euphrates tide. 

The floating Commerce of far East, 

In working days, there never ceased 

Of ships a steady ebb and flow 

From Sun Kissed Land — and Land of Snow — 

From Isles and Continents — all bring 

People and tribute to The King. 

For now came all the human race 



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To look on Christ- Jehovah's Face, 

To touch His hand — look in His eyes — 

The Rich, the Poor, the Weak, the Wise, 

All on one common level came, 

To Christ, was one and all, the same. 

The nail pierced hand to all was free. 

For in His grand simplicity 

None were abashed before His gaze, 

'Twas rapture's ecstasy to stand 

And feel the pressure of His hand — 

Filled every heart with joyful praise! 

Now as of old in Galilee 
The little children climbed His knee. 
Put tiny lips to His to kiss — 
Nor did King Jesus take amiss 
If in His hair wee fingers strayed, 
For they of Him were not afraid. 
Oft' rosy cheeks pressed to His breast, 
A song bird hiding in soft nest. 
Aye, oft' for such Great Kings would wait 
An audience at the Golden Gate 
While He in happy laughter played 
With toddling boy and little maid, 
Lo, He who ruled the Universe 
Would with the little child converse ! 
He who the Universe had planned, 
Oft' took the little ones in hand. 
And wandered mid the laughing flowers — 

Nor deemed them lost in spending hours 
In telling tales — watching the joy — 



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That flashed in eyes of girl and boy, 
As one and all to Him confessed 
Of story Tellers — He the best! 
Perfect His human sympathy 
He ne'er forgot that at the knee 
Of Mother, in fair Galilee, 
He stood and listened to the tale 
Of Shepherd's sHng that did prevail 
Over Goliath's empty boast, 
And put to flight Philistine Host. 

The Years far off — stood to His eyes — 
When He, the Prince, in poor disguise. 
Hid from the Whelps on Israel's throne — 
When He the Royal Heir alone. 
The little Prince with brown, bare feet, 
Whose every word was softly sweet, 
Whose large, sad eyes were quick to see 
Who wanted help or sympathy. 
And yet who had His own distress, 
Oft hid His face in Mother's dress — -. 
Felt for her hand — the fingers take 
Of them protecting wings to make. 
For the Young Prince was surely shy 
And wanted Mother ever nigh, 
Creep in her lap, and nestle there. 
With tiny fingers in her hair. 
Wee lips that sought the Mother kiss 
And found there childhood's perfect bliss. 
And oft at night at Mother's knee 
E'er sleep came creeping lovingly 
To close the weary Prince's eyes. 



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And Angels from far Paradise 
Kept watch and ward around His bed. 
Yet e'er He pillowed drowsy head 
Repeated soft and tenderly: — 

"The Lord, my Shepherd stands 

With ever watchful care, 

My soul in His sweet hands 

Is free from every snare. 

All good things that I need 

He for my soul will keep — 

Fresh pastures where to feed,. 

Safe fold where I may sleep. 

Where living streams abide 

All fresh, and cool, and clear. 

There ever by His side — 

What hath my soul to fear ? 

He shall my table spread 

In presence of my foe, 

With oil anoint my head. 

My cup shall overflow. 

By Grace and Mercy crown'd 

Sweet Peace shall bless my days ; 

His goodness shall surround 

And fill my lips with praise. 

And when death's vale shall throw 

Dark shadows o'er my head. 

All fearless shall I go 

By His hand sweetly led. 

His promises make bright 

The darkness of the way, 

'Till bursts upon my sight 



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The Everlasting Day. 
What raptures mine shall be 
In His all blessed place — 
Where I shall ever see 
The beauty of His face." 

It is not wrong I scarce believe. 
To think that oft, at drooping eve, 
When household cares ceased to intrude, 
He took His favorite attitude — 
The Boy would to His Mother glide 
And on His knees down at her side, 
His eyes look up to those dear eyes. 
That oft' gazed at Him with surprise. 
For even young, a mystery ! 
She wishing for the time to be 
When He would sit on David's throne. 
She loved with Him to be alone 
For He had such a sympathy 
In all her care, it were as He 
A Burden Bearer — tho' so young — > 
For sweetness ever on His tongue. 
And ever ready toils to make 
As light as could be for her sake. 
Now with His arms across her knees 
Would say: "Sweet Mother, if you please 
A little story of the eld." 
Surely such look as she beheld 
From the large eyes of that strange BoY 
Gave her a soothing peace and joy ; 
And as her lips the story told 
Of Hebrew Men, and Boys of old, 



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Of Abraham — Jacob — and the Host 
Of Ancient Worthies — perchance most 
Joseph He loved, and Jesse's Son — 
And of the great deeds they had done. 
I think He surely loved the boys 
To Him their childish sport and joys 
Must oft' have brought to Him the days 
He too engaged in boyish plays. 
Ah, surely oft' in musing be — 
Again The Youth of Galilee! 

He watched the sun arise and set 
From the high hills of Nazareth — 
He loved the Galileean hills, 
Brown rocks, the clifts, the laughing rills; 
The wind blown hair, the flashing eye, 
The laughing dance with butterfly. 

How oft' all softly, tenderly 
Parted the foliage of the tree 
Aglow with pleasure, in the quest 
To see the building of the nest — 
The speckled eggs that soon would break 
And each small egg a song bird make. 
The squirrel (often watched by him) 
In frolic up and down tree limb. 
Now here, now there, with motion quick 
As mountebank with sleighting trick. 
For He was once a perfect boy — 
Had tears, had fears, had woe, had joy ; 
Was not exempt from anything 
But felt the pangs of suffering ; 



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As any other boy He learned 

Of Earthly things, and thus discerned 

The ways of nature manifold — 

Not of a sudden — book unrolled 

By one quick flash He knowing all 

By instinct — and so fly not crawl 

Like other mortals — nay, but He 

Learned Life by dire necessity. 

Knowledge sits high on her abode 

And to her but one rugged road. 

No by-way to be gained by stealth, 

Nor birth, nor station, nor by wealth, 

For step by step the height is won — 

And pain comes oft' e'er comes: *'Well done!" 

And even so He choose to be 

A boy of meek simplicity. 

Who learned each day of earthly things, 

A wee bird pruning its young wings 

For highest flight, for lofty ken — 

So learned The Christ with common men. 

Thus He to boyish thought was true — 

And from His own experience drew 

The knowledge that would fill a boy 

With wonder, trustfulness, and joy. 

Not now, as in the olden day. 
Did multitudes but meet to pray, 
As prayer was swallowed up in praise! 
For now indeed glad singing days, 
Faith stood not now the chief est thing 
Where one looked for Expectant King ! 
Aye, Faith was now eclipsed by sight. 



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And every mortal had the right 

To go before The King and see 

The splendor of His Majesty. 

If in far regions dwelt a man 

Did he but wish — he soon found plan 

This earnest wish to gratify, 

Nor had he long to utter cry 

For not a vessel on the sea 

That would not give him passage free 

From the most distant — utmost zone — 

To see The King upon His Throne — • 

Jerusalem held Magnet Star 

That drew the Millions from afar. 

The Risen Saints in parties kept 
Unending watches — never slept — 
But constantly were at their post 
A coming — and a going Host — 
Between The City fair on high, 
(Whose glories lit the midnight sky 
With rainbow colors rare to see,) 

Lo, to the earthly Sanctuary 

In troops they came — in singing Bands — > 

Glad Song on lips, with harps in hands — 

Filling the Courts with raptures rare — 

A music scented atmosphere. 

And each and all were glad to meet 

The Human Race with welcome sweet. 

The Risen Saints and mortals walked 

Around the Courts, and gladly talked 

Of the Sweet Blessings that The King 



64 THE REIGN OF THE PRINCE OF PEACE 

Had brought for every living thing. 

And then such music — and such song — 
The Spirit floated as along 
The glories of a summer sea 
Of never ending melody — 
For every cunning instrument 
From whence a tone of music went 
By adept fingers here was played. 
Glory of music Ever made ! 

The Levites trained in companies 

Course after course to praise, and please, 

Were never absent — ever stood 

To fill with a melodious flood 

The House with rarest melody ; 

For singers sang continually. 

For here no closing doors may be. 

The sob of music never died 

Like gladsome spirit did abide. 

And ever lingered in the air 

As music steeped the atmosphere — 

Oft' when a thousand sang — the note 

Seemed issuing from single throat — 

Melodious burst that seemed to float 

In whirl of rapturous rare song 

Holding entranced the listening throng. 

No Darkness here, nor tint of night, 
For when the sun withdrew its light 
Streamed down from the ethereal height 
A flood of glory that made bright 



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The never silent Sanctuary — 
For day and night the eye may see 
The coming and the going guest — 
A House of Joy forever blest. 

Lo, every Boy and Girl came near 

Daniel, The Well Beloved, to hear 

The story of the Lion's den — 

And David too was sure to win 

The children's homage — they would know 

How long he fought before the blow 

Brought the proud Lion to his death ; 

And, aye, they held their very breath 

While he Goliath story told 

Of sling, of stone which slew of old. 

And every Boy knew Jonah well, 

And not a day but he must tell 

Of that wild tempest o'er the sea 

And he cast out — reluctantly 

By frightened men at his command, 

So many a weary mile from land. 

Of that wild plunge below the wave ! 

Jehovah then alone could save 

And then the fish, prepared, whose throat 

Was opened wide that he may float 

A down to that abiding place 

Which God prepared in His sweet grace. 

And listening to, a blush of shame 

On cheek of certain Saints oft' came 

As he the story did relate — 

For how oft' they in former state 



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Laughed at "this fable," — cast it forth 
With spit of scorn for empty sport — 
"A Parable at best 'twould be" — 
Now Jonah a reahty ! 

How often harp to David brought — 
As Hving men and women sought 
To hear from his own Hps the song 
That age to age had passed along 
From lip to lip — now sweet to say 
As in the long dead yesterday — 
The Shepherd's song — that human ear 
Will in all ages love to hear. 

And then Isaiah walking now 
Without a wrinkle on his brow, 
Without a single sense of care 
Upon his features anywhere, 
But still what multitudes draw near 
From his own lips the words td hear-^ 
To see flash out from drooping lid, 
Where the prophetic fire was hid, 
That flash of glory as his tongue 
Again that Grandest Poem sung — 
Words that once heard — heard not in vain — 
But surely bitten in the brain — 
Words that each tongue would fain relate — 
That Death could not eradicate — 
On human lips no grander verse 
In which the Prophet did rehearse 
The Sufferings of the Willing Lamb! 
Jehovah Christ, The Great I Am ! 



THE REIGN OF THE PRINCE OF PEACE 67 

And Jeremiah without tears ! 

No sackcloth now, nor aches, nor fears, 

No Lamentations — a release 

From weary crying — ^blessed peace 

Upon his countenance^ — his eyes 

Forever filled with joy's surprise 

To watch God's Providence expand 

Upon his Race, upon The Land, 

In vaster volume than he taught, 

Or Dreamed of in Prophetic thought. 

And, Lo, EzekieFs flashing eye 
Gloated on every Glory nigh. 
Fulfilled at last Prophetic Dream 
His many structures flash and gleam — 
The City of His Dreams now be 
The Mightiest Reality ! 

And Paul and Peter — who may say 
The Blessedness of that great day 
When we with them in converse sweet 
Will in that Glorious Building meet. 
See face to face, touch hand to hand. 
Amid the splendor of The Land. 

Then we shall see them face to face 
Of every tribe — of every race — 
The Princes of The Royal Blood ! 
Who in the flesh all grandly stood 
God's Witnesses of every age ; 
Some blazoned not on any page 
Unknown — despised of humankind — ; 



68 THE REIGN OF THE PRINCE OF PEACE 

(Trace of them now may no man find — ) 

Off scouring of the human race 

Who suffered to the Death disgrace 

And dire depths of contumely — 

Which Christ's eye had not failed to seei 

The Human ingenuity 

Of every Age had striven to be 

In every race, in every clime, 

More deadly than preceding time 

In their fell wrath to crush the one 

On whom God's Love had centered on! 

Satanic hate had shown its spite 

In every age — by day — ^by night — 

Unceasingly since Cain's red hand 

Put the first blood stain on the Land. 

In every Christian mind must be 
A Holy curiosity, 
How Martyrs felt upon the day 
They stood while Human beast of prey 
Surrounded them with gnashing teeth. 
On every side their eyes could meet 
The cruel eye, the hateful leer, 
Fell instruments of torture near. 
No human friend to stand beside, 
But surely there The Crucified! 
With fingers on their pulse to know 
How much their hearts could bear of woe 
And suffering for His sweet sake, 
Nor did He let the foeman take 
Advantage more than they could stand — ■ 
The Crucified held in His hand 



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The cup the foeman thought they held. 

Each drop of pain His eyes beheld. 

Were counted surely as they fell — 

And it were all impossible 

One drop too much to pass their lips ! 

And then, the glad Apocalypse 

When dying eyelids open wide 

To see The Christ was at their side ! 

Our eyes shall surely see them then 

The gentle women, stalwart men, 

The martyred Kings of Earlier age, 

Whose name upon the Sacred Page 

Is but a name — no words to tell 

Of what they wrought, of how they fell, 

Simply a name — and nothing more 

Of where they lived, what wrongs they bore. 

We shall not know until we see 

The crown of matchless brilliancy 

Upon each brow — The Martyr's crown 

That stamps each now of high renown, 

With glory of surpassing worth — 

Once the off scouring of the Earth — 

But now the flaming Seraphim 

In station could not match with them ! 

There when we meet them eye to eye 

And hear the name — our hearts will cry : 

"Why your name ofttimes I have seen 

On Sacred Page — how have you been 

A Martyr — let thy tongue disclose 

When thou wert circled by mad foes 

The when, the where, renown was won. 

That earned for Thee: O Soul, Well Done!" 



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Age of Angelic Rule on Earth was past — >. 
The Risen Saints shone forth at last 
In full blown splendor to possess 
The Kingdom — thus The World to bless, 
As Priests and Kings, they grandly stood 
The Ministers of Christ for good 
To each one of Humanity, 
Christ's Representatives they be 
To every Race beneath the sun. 
And this vast Honor they had won 
By Faith and Grace — by such alone^-^ 
For Sins, did Blood of Christ atone, 
And so Redeemed in every Age, 
For common boor, and wisest sage. 
Stood equal in the Realm of Grace! 
Lo, Wisdom won not in this race — 
Redemption! Gift of Christ The King! 
None of Humanity could bring 
The rarest gifts to win Christ's Grace— 
The Gift was Free to all The Race. 

Lo, when The Christ returned to Earth 
The weakest Saint had Glorious Birth, 
The Highest Saint, and weakest one. 
With Body like His clothed on. 
Immortal Flesh, Spirit, and Soul, 
And as Eternities should roll 
And pass, still come, Lo, no decay 
Of Power through The Eternal Day. 

That also was Saint's Judgment Day««rr^ 
Before Christ stood a vast array — 



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Stood every Risen Saint to be 
Judged by their works, that all may see 
The Righteous Judgment given to each. 
Here could not single soul beseech 
A change with the most earnest plea 
In passionate extremity, 
All change of venue here denied ! 
Lo, here no bickering or strife — 
The acts committed in Earth Life 
Recorded — at Death a sealed book — - 
So opened now that all may look 
On an indelible — true scroll — 
The secret purpose of each soul! 
Lo, now each soul had vision keen 
To see its life as Christ had seen, 
Motive of heart in every act 
Uncovered — undisputed fact — 
Each soul itself thus certified 
Truth of Earth Life not here denied. 

Ah, that was surely Reckoning Day — 
And to vast number sore dismay, 
For scarce an act but tinged by self, 
Oft' crown of Earth put on Heaven's shelf 
By shouting thousands, gems ablaze. 
With notices of fulsome phrase 
Of the High Glory that should be 
When such an one would Heaven see; 
Men saw that crown — ^but now, alas. 
The gems were only bits of glass. 
Instead of Glory — pampered pride — 
The Earthly verdict thrown aside. 



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And many Saints of little worth! 
For in the Christian Life on Earth 
Souls listless, void of nerve and strength; 
So oft' a soul with vast intent — 
In worrying cares of passing day 
Spent strength in dreams to fade away : 
Then self, and all the nearest kin 
A peaceful life on Earth should win 
Their highest aim, a prayer to bless 
Their dearest ones — thus selfishness. 

"Saved by The Blood and Soveriegn Grace* 
They never dreamed it was disgrace 
The Judgment of The King to face 
Without a sheaf of worth to grace ; 
They dreamed the worry, fret, and care. 
Of household duty — Cross to bear; 
And after death, with folded hands. 
Glide lazily o'er Heaven's flower lands 
In Perfect idleness — The Lord 
For household duties would reward. 
And Perfect Peace of Idleness 
Earth's Crosses made them to possess. 

Yet while works never saved a man. 
It was God's High and Holy plan 
To give High Honors and High Place 
To those who in the Earth time space 
Were Faithful — where no pride may lurk — 
So well reward them for their work. 

And surely various crowns were given — 



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Those whom by Faithfulness — not driven — 
But gladly for the Love to Him, 
Now crowned, with many a blazing gem. 
For Faithful, Loving Purpose won 
A splendor greater than the Sun ! 
Aye, surely honors manifold — 
On Earth, (where Angels served of old,) 
To Risen Saints the Rule was given — 
Not on the Earth alone, high Heaven, 
O'er the vast Orbs in Universe 
The Risen Saints Christ did disperse 
As Kings and Priests — o'er all to be 
The Fountains of authority ! 
E'en Angels own Saint's highest behest, 
The Universe by Saints be blest. 
All Outer Space by rule possessed, 
Saints, Kings and Priests by all confessed ! 

Not all for high authority — 
For many uncrowned Saints there be 
Unfitted for a Kingly Rule, 
In Earth life entered not Christ's school — 
For mess of pottage birthright sold — 
Lo, they were neither hot, nor cold. 
Saved surely by Redemptive Grace, 
So now their Duties commonplace. 

And so before Christ's Judgment Throne 
True value of each Saint well known, 
Not one before that great assize 
Had one reward to criticize. 
Unerring Justice given to all. 



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Before Christ's face did each Saint fall — 
"Faithful and True!'* in every sight — 
All acquiesce with great Delight ! 

Now the God-Gifts at human birth 
Became a blessing to the Earth — 
For men of parts, of larger brain, 
Did noble heritage obtain, 
A wider purpose, larger field 
Where God-Gifts vaster products yield. 

Earth's Fruits did not haphazard come, 
A certain quantity, a sum. 
For plenty so much seed be sown, 
That knowledge from Eternal Throne : 
(Now Angels come with subtle thought 
Moving men's minds and thus is wrought 
The harvest time upon the Earth, 
For fit, for plenty for each birth. 
For fish, herd, creeping thing and man. 
Included in the Heavenly plan — 
Each living creature must be fed 
With suitable and daily bread.) 

So now The Risen Saints took up — 
(From Angel's hands) — to fill each cup — 
How much for wheat, how much for corn, 
For every creature on Earth born 
A true provision must be made, 
Christ care of Creatures thus displayed. 
As clad each human frame must be, 
It was the saint's love task to see 



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Amount of cotton, wool, and hemp — 
Enough for all — and nothing skimp. 
So just provision for all things 
Creatures who walk, crawl, use the wings : 
So Promise given in Long Ago 
Love now that promise would bestow: 
"No wish of creatures he denied 
Christ's open hands all satisfied f* 

So thus the Saints had no mean task — 
And they of Human hands must ask 
To plow so much for harvest yield, 
Dimensions given of every field. 
How much of orchard, and for vine, 
So each a plenty of each taste — 
None for destruction, nor for waste — 
Enough was reaped from year to year — 
And of a famine never fear 
For Christ had opened wide His hand — 
Plenty to fulness bless each land ! 

So with the Saints no idleness — 
Their constant work all things to bless ; 
But their's were never weariness. 
For love gave joy to each fond task 
As in The Christ's "Well Done!" they bask. 

Aye, now, in sad astonishment 
At their own foolishness — there went 
Across the World, some Saints, of Eld 
In former Earthly Life had held, 
Prophetic promises in vain 



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That Christ would come again to reign 

On Earth — they held such foolish thought. 

And in their Christian Pulpits taught 

In spiritualizing strain 

The Devil's wisdom — in disdain 

Darkened God's Council and His plan. 

So that the Light He gave to man 

Became by them a misty light, 

A Will-o-wisp that did delight 

To mock man's sorrow and his pain, 

Made Earth's Redemption vision vain, 

A Charnel House alone the Earth — 

And thus its laughter and its mirth — 

A bitter heaviness — curtailed 

Jehovah's Power — as He had failed 

To hold the Earth a goodly place, 

If He designed a Perfect Race ! 

For none but Perfect Ones stood by 

When came command, "To multiply !" 

What multiply alone in sin — 

To make of Earth a slaughter pen — 

With every foul and hateful thing — 

Maelstrom of ghastly suffering! 

Aye, their fell teachings made The Lord 

A Monster — that brave men abhorred ! 

Great Hungry Souls that cried for Bread 

Could not upon such husks be fed. 

For Human Flesh, and Blood, and Bone 

Despised, they preached as if alone 

The Spirit that the Christ would save — 

And what men loved would find a grave 

Of noisomeness and rank decay 



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From whence Love shrinking — fled away — \ 

Without one hope to see once more 

The flesh so sweet to them in yore ; 

They left the flesh without a hope 

They preached a Christ of narrow scope — 

A narrow minded Christ who laid 

His ban on Laughter — who displayed 

In every action a harsh mind 

By petty thoughts and acts confined — ■ 

A Grim faced melancholy King — 

Until Strong Souls gave questioning: — 

"Did Christ hut die to save a few 
Then quickly from the World withdrew 
Holding abhorrent Earthly things ; 
To come at last on Angel's wings 
To gather men around His throne — 
Calling a paltry few His own ! 
Baffled, in maledictions ire 
Would set this sin cursed World afire — 
Scatter to empty space smoke dust — • 
And then retire in deep disgust 
To His high Heaven — and see the place 
He had prepared for Human Race 
An empty Palace — for the few 
Brought back, indeed, a sorry crew! 
While Hell was filled to overflow 
Uncountable in their grim woe ; 
In such returning to His place. 
Confusion mantled on His face 
And every orb in space could see 
Jehovah's sad Humility ! 



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For by such acts would He not own 

That Satan's power had overthrown 

Jehovah's purposes — made void 

His wisdom — had destroyed 

In vile confusion His grand plan — 

For there had not been born one man 

Perfect or Holy on the Earth — 

Rank failure every human birth ! 

No man begat a perfect child — 

On whom Jehovah could have smiled." 

For vain the craft schoolmen try 

By circulating Devil's lie 

To prove that Christ — The Perfect Man 

Fulfilled indeed Jehovah's plan ! 

For 'twas to man the Grand behest 

To multiply — 'twas God's request — 

His mandate, and His Sovereign will— ^ 

A wish that no man did fulfill ! 

For The Lord Christ indeed unique—- 

(In humble reverence to speak.) 

Born of a woman — of her seed — 

And of a Father took no heed! 

So on this Last Day on His Throne 

Jehovah to the World must own 

His great and final overthrow 1 

Satan, Majestic — wrapped in woe. 

In blight, in darkness everything 

And stood alone the Conquering King, 

Who all Jehovah's strength defied ! 

In fact had proved — Jehovah lied — 

The Workmanship He wrought — "Not Good"! 



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Twere as Jehovah pouting stood 

As a spoiled urchin — who in ire 

Set the old football then on fire- — 

As to destroy all evidence — 

To send the various gases thence 

To empty voids, to outer space 

As thus to hide His deep disgrace ! 

Tho' Risen Saints how often came 

Upon their cheeks the blush of shame 

That they God's teaching did despise, 

And preaching, taught the Devil's lies ! 

Then to their eyes the blessed tears, 

That tho' they wronged Him in past years, 

The Christ was mercifully sweet 

To all their errings — and their feet 

From earthly failures clean and white — • 

He, a Rejoicing to their sight. 

And, aye, perchance, when often they 
Met some soul they once led astray 
Upon the Earth with teachings void. 
Thus Earthly usefulness destroyed. 
Would meekly clasp such hands and say : 
"Forgive us for that yesterday !" 
But ever loving eyes they met. 
And gentle hand clasp : "pray forget !'* 
For Christ's forgiveness had control — 
And Love supreme in every Soul ! 

Lo, 'twas not Palestine alone — 
O'er all the World sin overthrown. 
For at the coming of The King 



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Earth cleansed from Sin and suffering. 
The vast World had a wondrous change. 
Vast Continents, and mountain range, 
Took on new shapes — from Ocean's bed 
New Continents had lifted head — 
So in this glorious second birth 
Was born a wonderful new Earth, 
For renovating fire and flame 
Had rid the World of curse and shame. 
And now no longer desert waste 
A fruitful soil the sands replaced, 
The very mountains fruitful stood 
Changed by the earthquake and fire flood. 
Stretches for grain, and lofty wood. 
And fruit trees mingled mid the trees 
Where once but forest sighed in breeze. 
Fruit trees which grew without men's care 
With fruit abundant, luscious, rare, 
Fruit shrubs in solitary place 
Gave food to win the human face. 

And springs of water everywhere — 
No more of thirst in grim despair 
For water, water blessed the eye 
Where ever went the passer by. 
Now men across the World could go 
And never single thought bestow 
Of what to eat — for Nature's store 
Provided something ever more, 
Though all the seasons they could meet 
In any spot, something to eat. 
Brambles and briars, thistles, weeds. 



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No more the Earth such curses breeds, 
Now grass, and grain, and flowers grew. 
Wild flowers of most gracious hue. 
In heights and hollows — every place 
Men did not need for tilling space. 
The whole wide World in its new dress 
Land of Desire and Loveliness — 
No stagnant water — place of mire — • 
Breeding disease and fever fire, 
Whence insects with malicious bite 
Come forth to torture men at night. 

And new fresh Islands in the Sea 
Without blight on their scenery. 
Where pleasure boat was safe to come 
For storms and hurricanes were dumb; 
And even children spread the sail 
Un fearing of rough spoken gale, 
E'en child's boat on the waters glide 
Nor fear the ebb and flow of tide. 
Surely the Isles like gems on sea. 
Their coves, and beach, and harbors be. 
All very beautiful to see; 

The tropics verdure — stately trees 
Of bread fruit, palms, with perfumed breeze, 
Made a delightful canopy, 
Where no obnoxious thing may be ; 
Now not afraid of serpent hiss 
For mortals ne'er deemed now amiss 
The near approach of serpent's glide. 
No poison fangs in mouths abide, 
All harmless, coiling at one's feet; 



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Nor any beast of prey to meet, 

For at the Coming of The King 

No savage claw, nor tooth, nor sting, 

Each creature changed — no beast of prey, 

Of bird, of fish, nor insect pest ; 

Lo, one and all did man obey 

And all his mastery confessed — 

All creatures now surely Christ Blest. 

A fruitful Earth — but still men's toil 
Must plow, and seed, and reap the soil, 
And man had still great work to do — 
Rivers to bridge — wilds to subdue — 
And roads to make — and dwellings build. 
To shape, to beautify, to guild. 
For grace and art went hand in hand 
With all the toilers in the land. 
And now the Human strove to gain 
The best conception of the brain. 
So art and craft strove for the best. 
Their buildings centuries would test 
As all could live a thousand years. 
None built for less than centuries ; 
Of wreck of fortunes had no fears.. 
For staple now would all things be, 
Nor fluctuating chance of time 
Unless the being courted crime. 

No Cities now were overgrown — 
Of slums and alleys there were none — 
Each man possessed his own fireside — 
And crowded tenements denied — 



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Each home had ample space of ground 
Where flowers and bushes may surround, 
Plenty of air, and light to give 
The people chance to truly live. 
Vast concentrations not allowed 
Where human, like to cattle, crowd, 
And so breed want and miseries — 
Few Cities: — villages one sees 
Scattered more plentiful, where men 
Could cheerful boon companion win. 
Tho' some in solitary waste 
The wild, free open life would taste, 
For all were free to come and go — 
Earth would to each one bread bestow. 
Now he who followed plowshare knew 
The future had a golden hue. 
For as he sowed, so should he reap, 
God would indeed His promise keep 
Nor blight, nor rust, nor mildew hold 
Their ban — and blast the ears of gold. 
No Human Being trusting God 
Had turned in vain the gracious sod. 
And never came a harvest time 
In any land, in any clime. 
The laughing reaper did not hold 
In rich reward a hundred fold ! 
The grand luxuriant uplands ran 
Before the laughing gaze of man 
A wilderness of fruitfulness — 
Where not one weed waved fatal tress 
To scatter to the wind its seed 
As in the olden time, to breed 



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And grow obnoxious making spoil 

Of men and giving bitter toil. 

Now man was blest for toiling pains, 

The early and the latter rains 

Never had failed since Christ came back, 

No bleak winds followed plowshare's track, 

Each knew when it was time to sow 

The seed — so surely did he know 

Spring rains would come at such a date, 

And then no spot stood desolate 

Of shoot, of blade — and not one seed 

Refused to answer to man's need. 

There was no fear that storm would sweep 

High revelry and make men weep 

In bitterness of heart to see 

His sowing but a mockery ! 

No fear that blade — e'er came the head 

Burned crisp and brown by sun o'er head, 

No fear of blasted stalk — faith sees 

Silk tassels floating in the breeze. 

Nor harbours thought at early morn 

That waving fields of tasseled corn, 

Which soft winds kissed caressingly, 

Whispering of harvest yet to be, 

Would e'er the sun sank to the West 

See hail storm sweep the field's broad breast, 

And smite as if with cruel hands 

The laugh of plenty from all lands. 

And in an hour, or less, had left 

The farmers of all hope bereft! 

'Twould seem as if Satanic power 

Had drank his harvest in an hour. 



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No beast of burden toiled in vain, 

Now feed at will from winnowed grain, 

So fruitful was the gracious land, 

Pouring such increase to the hand, 

Men could afford the richest feast 

Of golden grain to every breast ; 

Now no neglect of creature need, 

No stinging lash, no cruel deed. 

For not an animal but gave 

To man obedience — not as slave — 

But with a joyful willingness — 

They knew that man had power to bless, 

And gladly did his power confess ! 

E'en wild beasts of the wilderness 

Acknowledged man — their Lord and King — 

And not a bird upon the wing 

But to man's call obedient flew — 

The Condor, and the sea Curlew 

Turned their swift flight to his behest. 

The Earth, The Sea, The Air, confess'd 

That man, all absolute, held sway, 

And not an insect did display 

Aught but contentment at such reign 

Since The Lord Christ came back again. 

And surely 'tis not dream in vain 
That a pure language once again. 
And human lips spoke but one speech 
No man another had to teach 
A Foreign language — every land 
Had speech that all could understand — 
The language Noah used of old 



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E'er curse of Babel on men roU'd, 

And rent the human far apart ; 

For Babel's wickedness at heart 

Would fain destroy The Lord's edict — 

That they should scatter o'er the lands I 

But they ignoring such commands 

Would herd together, build a tower 

That if again a flood did lower, 

And storm sweep down, there would be place 

To shelter there some of the Race. 

They treated as if never heard 

The gracious, comfortable word 

Of promise by Jehovah given — 

His bow set in the clouds of Heaven — 

That never should be Flood again ! 

And so distrust of God their sin, 

So on their madness did inflict 

Curse of confusion in their speech, 

Split up in families and tribes, 

Lo, none among them could be scribes 

One family the other teach, 

And mighty fear fell on them all — 

For when a friend would on friend call 

Each thought the other was acrazed — 

Each family was sore amazed — 

And gathering goods, made eager haste, 

To flee away to distant waste. 

And thus came Nations — scattered far 

To live and thrive — 'til hate and war 

With passing years — and curse of sin 

Made enemies of Brethren — 

Thus hatred did vast Kingdom win. 



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So Babel stood a monument 
Where frustrated man's proud intent 
To be a solid, strong compact 
Against Jehovah's will to act. 
Forsaken, wrecked upon the plain, 
A ruined purpose, built in vain. 

So in the Christ's Returning Day 
Think you 'tis vain that one should say — ■ 
Tongues of confusion pass away 
And Christ restore one speech again. 
And so redress curse of The Plain. 

And may we hold another plea 
Tho' faint the words in Book may be — 
So we would not in boldness state — 
But surely 'twould all hearts elate 
If sign of human servitude 
Would ne'er again on eyes intrude. 
And Ethiopian lifted hands 
Not vainly seen in Af ric's lands — 
Her scattered mighty multitude 
Hear Christ sweet word : "Behold, 'tis good!** 

Lo, now a miracle most strange 
Some Races had a gracious change — 
A miracle before men's eyes 
None dare dispute, and none despise : 
Men were no more — brown, yellow, dark. 
But as came Forebears from The Ark 
One color all the Human Race — 
O'er all wide world — same colored face ! 



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No servile Race — all equal stood 

As they were e'er destroying Flood. 

And by this change — equality! 

For, lo, the Sons of Ham now be 

Without the curse of servitude — 

No more despised — a lower brood ; 

The Hamites once more took high course 

Revealing character and force 

Which made them great in early days — 

When Pioneers new pathways blaze — 

Adventurers of daring brain — 

Who in their voyages o'er the main 

Left settlements to flourish where 

They made the savage places fair. 

Japheth and Shem, as seemed, held back — 

To Ham was given a wide World track — 

'Till Hamites proved themselves to be 

Base, mighty in iniquity ! 

Their cults and wickedness so great 

In settlements, in homes, in state, 

As eager all to swallow up 

The dregs in infamy's dire cup! 

As they the God of Heaven denied — 
Tho' trial days were multiplied — 
At last Jehovah cast aside. 
Let Japheth hold Hamites as slaves, 
Making their glorious Cities graves. 
Plucked every honor from their hands, 
Wasted their glories in far lands. 
Made them contemptible to men 
Cursed by their folly, pride and sin ! 



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Lo, in the Renovating Time 
Out of their sinning, shame and grime, 
The Ethiopian Hfted hands 
Stretched out to Christ from all their lands — ■ 
Beseechingly to Him — and He 
Forgiving past iniquity — 
From curse of slavery set free! 
Then Hamites without single stain 
Walked amid men, none holding vain. 
With equal power and gifts of brain — 
Compeers — could highest honor gain. 

Lo, now indeed the Earth Was blest 
By change of instinct in fell pest — 
The poisoning, stinging insects who 
Had winged before the human view — 
Tho* surely midgets — still the power 
To irritate in magic hour 
Of man's most sweet felicity — 
Where magic waters glory spread — 
When leaves of woodland o'er the head — 
Where e'er the joyful footsteps went 
The beauty of the scene was rent 
By song and sting of gnats and flies, 
Mosquito's clouds which would arise 
And with their torture fret the soul 
'Til pleasure's power had lost control 
Instead of joy, delight to see, 
The insects wrought a misery. 

But now all changed, the human race 
Found all such insects had their place 



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Of service to perform — tho' all 

Were shattered by the Human Fall, 

Where once a blessing the intent 

Became an evil instrument, 

But now the change that Christ had wrought 

To Earth a gracious Blessing brought. 

Lo, now had lost the badge of shame 
Weeds, thorns, and nettles, now became 
As helpmates to the Human life 
No longer now were things of strife 
To fret, and curse a fruitful field, 
And make the harvest times small yield ; 
Now, men beheld the old curse be 
A source of sweet felicity — 
So as first said — now saying would 
Human cry out : "Lo, all things good !" 

And is it a vain dream to tell 
When The Lord Christ on Earth will dwell 
That subtle Electricity 
The Scavenger on Earth will be — 
Pass as it were a subtle wind, 
And as a reaper sheaves may bind, 
So all things drooping to decay 
Invisible, shall pass away 
As gases — blessing every day — 
So all things fresh, and strong, and sweet. 
Wherever trod the human feet — 
Destroying all that bred disease 
Electric power of mysteries. 



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"Only a weed !" you say to me, 
A beautiful, frail thing to see. 
Yet can most dainty artisan 
By his gray matter thinking plan 
Such little weed to emulate — 
'Twas flower changed to a weed by fate — 
Lo, when The Christ returns again 
This weed, by cultivating men, 
Will its old beauty then disclose — 
Make weed more fair than any rose — • 
Perfection to the utmost — full — 
Of all the flowers most beautiful : 
For all the weeds had glorious birth 
And in the Renovating Earth 
Those changed flowers who the curse had borne, 
Which once man hated to dire scorn. 
Be blest, rescued from sin's disgrace, 
Resume again more royal place 
Than theirs before, when Earth is blest 
By Christ in His Sabbatic rest. 

Nor shall it be a slavish time — 

(Tho' void of war, and strife, and crime), 

Christ no taskmaster with a whip 

Manhood to hold in terror's grip, 

Men free to act, to plan, to dare. 

On sea, on land, in atmosphere ; 

Nature still an unconquered land 

For man subduing and command. 

To wrest God's secrets hidden deep ; 

Men still must sow if they would reap. 

Christ thrust men forth as men— not boys — i 



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To win their own — not hand them toys 
To please their fancy — wanting men 
Christ sent them forth to work, to win — • 
To make of each a Lord, a King, 
Subduing every Earthly thing. 

Christ the Ideal of all men — 
And all, and each, did strive to win 
His sweet approval and His praise- 
Ambition of these latter days 
To be like Him in all their ways! 
The Ruling Wish in every mind 
The betterment of human kind, 
The Strife for Riches now held vain — 
Men strove not hourly to obtain 
That which would make all men despise — 
And all abhorrent in Christ's eyes, 
For greed of Gold the lowest aim — 
And such an one was put to shame. 
Now work a pleasure — with a sigh 
The tool of toil was oft put by ; 
And now to all men's eyes 'twas plain 
How former ages toiled in vain 
The hours that leisure should have known. 
For Greed — and cursed Greed alone 
Kept fellow mortals to a crust — 
Ragged — and crushed down to the dust. 
For was the Law of Christ Supreme 
No so called Iridescent dream — 
Then want and wretchedness had hurled 
Their darts in vain upon the world. 
If hours of toil had shortened space, 



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The laughter had her lawful place, 

Then none be poorer for the hours 

That resting hand plucked wayside flowers. 

And earthly wealth no less would be 

From master's generosity. 

In fact beneath too long a strain 

Of many an hour of service vain, 

That had the gracious rest been given 

As was intended by High Heaven 

The shortened hours had given rich spoil 

Undreamed of by extended toil. 

Lawyers — Physicians ! What were they ! 
The children ask in this glad day — 
For such vocations now were void. 
The Lord Christ coming had destroyed 
The Springs of Evil from whence flew 
King Sickness and His Ghastly Crew, 
Who held o'er Earth wild revelry 
In olden times — then eyes may see 
The millions wracked by wanton glee 
Of that grim, gruesome Company, 
Who night and day wild revel held ; 
The Purest — Richest — were compelled 
To helpless stand while this mad crew 
The black flag in their faces flew. 
Hissing full venom in each face ; 
No nation, race, nor clime, nor place, 
But captive ever in the hand 
Of that tormenting, whirling Band ; 
The Babe, the child, the youth, proud man, 
The woman fair — nor could age plan 



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To hold this troop of Plagues at bay — 
Unlimitable was their sway ; 
They scoffed at Emperors and Kings — 
The shadow of their awful wings 
Made mighty armies melt away 
As thistledown, or ocean spray; 
The Bride may smile and look her best 
But e'er Love clasps her to his breast 
Red lips are Kissed by Plagues — love's eyes 
Sees what it shrinks from and despise ; 
In vain were prayers and vain were cries, 
The Heaven above seem leaden skies 
That shut out God — and let this crew 
Triumphant their wild wills to do ; 
If checked sometimes for little space 
They ne'er were beaten in that race. 
Science may bar them for few hours 
And press back the repellent powers, 
With mocking laughter they could wait 
Well knowing neither wall, nor gate, 
Could bar them from the victims long — 
While waiting carol reckless song: — 
''Man hides in vain no matter where — 
And zvoman sweet, and fresh, and fair. 
At last must as our victims be! 
By fair, by foul, unwillingly. 
They may live virtuous or fast — 
But to our arms they come at last." 

Thank Christ — all such have passed away ! 
Now Manhood stands supreme today 
With Royal Health from head to toe, 



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Lifers current never runneth slow, 
But steady, strong pulsations beat 
Sound Soul, Sound Bodies, both complete. 

A Lawyer ! Useless ! Love Supreme — 
No use for brain to plot and scheme 
To wrong a neighbor any more — 
E'er they proceeded, at their door 
Stood Risen Saint to warn the man 
Who dared to wrong, to plot or plan, 
If he persisted in such ways 
One hundred years would end his days. 
So when two persons ever thought 
One suffered wrong — they quickly sought 
The judgment Hall, where Risen Saints 
At all times listened to complaints. 
They judged each cause unerringly. 
No matter who disputants be 
No Lawyer here allowed to plead 
To quibble, browbeat, intercede. 
Nor twist, nor turn, nor make a lie 
As sweet as Truth — This Judge's eye 
Read of each heart — and read it well — • 
Wrong judgment was impossible 
Before the Court of Risen Kings — 
Lawyers indeed were useless things ! 

An age without philanthropy ! 

For in the Wide World none could see 

An Hospital — Infirmary — 

Nor home for helpless infancy — 

Homes for old age — ^nor charity — 



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Christ with the one sweep of the hand 
Brushed such away from every land. 
With Sin came want to Human kind — 
Now Sin was conquered, none may find 
A single being without bread 
And not in charity one fed ! 
No sickness wasted human powers. 
By Daily Labor of short hours 
Each mortal won a competence. 
Not for the Future — ^but To Day — 
The passing hour brought no suspense 
Of faith in trusting that alway 
The Daily Bread would alway cheer — 
So faced the Future without fear — 
And never hoarding for the day 
When want would goulish face display. 
No saving of the stalk or rind ; 
No Trust on any human kind ; 
No mendicant in any land ; 
Christ gave to each with open hand. 
Churls not now called Liberal Men 
Who questionable fortune win, 
And then give with a lavish hand 
As if they very Gods did stand, 
The gold they wrested from another. 
From not so quick of brain a brother 
By slippery tricks and sleight of hand, 
Scatter their gold across the land 
Schools — Houses of Research — to be 
Their monuments — Philanthropy ! 
(And even now The Christ lips curl, 
He calls such giver but a churl, 



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And promises in latter day 

The poor shall not be such men's prey.) 

Lo, as no sickness — no research, 
No germs that could the human smirch, 
No Poverty that bread could aid, 
No strikes, no glut of market trade, 
No panics by the crafty made, 
No rich men, for no millionaire 
Could breathe with Christ the selfsame air. 
For useless piling up of wealth 
Whether by lucky find or stealth, 
For men no more in selfishness 
Some product of the Earth possess 
With letters patent — right of law — 
For on Christ's Statute Books none saw 
Where property had sacred right 
To bar the human from delight 
Of sharing nature^ — once hid gift 
Of silver, of gold bearing rift; 
No buying up of fancy sites. 
No grabbing of great water rights ; 
No dummies taking up a claim 
Selling for song to men who aim 
To purchase land for Future gain ; 
Of Forests rob Humanity 
Of gracious wealth of stealthy tree^ — 
God's seasons brought from budding time, 
'Til stood a forest tree sublime 
In stately grandeur — ^glorious thing 
Round which for Centuries did sing 
The varied winds of changing song. 



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Where squirrels on broad branches throng, 
And birds mid branches builded nest — 
Trees which long centuries did test 
All manfully the shrieking storm — 
And at each morning shook its form 
With thankfulness for rising sun — 
Blessing for what Lord Christ had done ! 

No widows, and no orphans now, 
No mourning on the back, nor brow. 
Unless for open sinful Sire 
Who coveted a fell desire. 
And warned oft' times many times. 
Yet still persistent in such crimes, 
And therefore Christ withdrew His grace 
And blotted him from Human Race. 
None died for many centuries. 
And surely it doth my mind please 
To think that when Christ comes to reign 
The human this boon will obtain, 
In heeding Christ's and Nature's laws. 
In full one thousand years no cause 
That any one on Earth shall die — 
Then none will hear a widow's cry. 
No orphans with a tear or sigh ! 

Nor do I deem long centuries 
Bring bended back or shaking knees. 
No aged creatures, no decay 
Of flesh and blood from yesterday. 
But stalwart both in flesh and mind 
Nor one decaying brain to find. 



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But intellect of vaster vision, 

No butt for sneer nor for derision 

Of younger brain — or tongue too pert — 

Mind ever broadening — and alert — 

Spirit in daily knowledge growing 

From sun, and shade, and winds a blowing, 

Christ ever Blessings rare bestowing. 

No savings bank for rainy day — 
Denying self to put away 
A penny, shilling, or a pound, 
So that when age its tocsins sound 
One hugs the balance at the bank ; 
Each eaten loaf, each cup when drank. 
Though many years most meager been. 
Pinch here and there, more shabby seen 
The dress — to pile up little store 
To keep old age from workhouse door I 
Now thank The Christ such days are dead. 
And it will never more be said — 
*'She, He too old — give them their time!** 
As if old age the deepest crime 
Humanity could e'er commit ! 
Thank Christ we have no more of it, 
Now age brings honor not disgrace. 
Robbing of pittance and of place 
The toiling ones who gave their prime 
For pittance that enabled not 
(If they keep hand a free from crime) 
To keep above a pauper's lot ! 
Lo, now beneath the Christly reign 
Such times can never come again. 



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Old age not humbled in the dust 

To beg for cellar, and bread crust, 

But neath Christ's graciousness of hand 

Amid the greatest of the land 

Go forth an equal right to share 

The World's joys — no matter where — 

'Tis each man's right — not charity — 

To share the goods of land and sea ! 

Home without mortgage — without rent. 

Home where dwells plenty and content, 

Home without sickness in the bed. 

Home where none need be comforted, 

Homes not of children desolate. 

Homes never left with single mate, 

Homes of rich gladness and of cheer. 

Homes without sorrow, grief or tear, 

Homes where would often come as guest 

The Christ by whom all Homes were blest ! 

Of old God's Holy Laws made void. 

For women had themselves destroyed 

The ground plan of Humanity — 

That man must the procurer he 

For woman's wants! Ah, when too late. 

When home fires sad and desolate. 

When weary with their bitter toil 

They from False leaders did recoil. 

Cursing such long and bitterly. 

For women old could plainly see, 

Such liberty brought fell disgrace 

And bitter curse to Human Race. 

Thank God, such things are past away — 



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And now in Christ's sweet Blessed Day 
The Husband stands with loyal heart 
To take indeed the Freeman's part, 
Toiling with honesty and pride 
So that he could indeed provide 
For every want of household sweet, 
The wants of dress, and drink, and meat. 
Lo, woman takes again home place, 
And thinks it is not a disgrace 
To go about the household care 
With song in heart, and not despair. 
And women now no longer tread 
The store or office for their bread — 
The home is woman's rightful place — 
Thank God, from earth is swept disgrace 
Of women toiling for her bread. 

Man stands Supreme the Household's Head — 

But at his side an Helpmate stands 

With loving eyes and tender hands — 

The Twain are One in hope, in aim, 

And gone forever the vile shame 

Of Women toiling hard to win 

The bread for idle, shiftless men. 

Thank God, no longer one may hear 
Shrill, piercing whistles on the ear 
E'er morning breaks — oft e'er the dawn — 
The night's grim curtains had withdrawn, 
Labor's harsh multiplying screams 
Woke little children from their dreams — 
Dreams that made even them to smile 



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Forgetting Life a little while — 

But then the grim reality 

Rushes on wan eyes that but see 

The narrow walls with mildew spread — 

The swallowing of slops, black bread — 

The shambling, stumbling, naked feet 

Adown the sloppy miry street, 

As felon's footsteps under lash — 

Clothes ragged with the grimy splash 

Of mud and filth — to see them go 

Souls spawned within the womb of woe 

And vomited upon An Earth 

Who seemed to loath them from their birth! 

They enter mines and factories 

Banished from sunlight — pleasant breeze — 

All things that make the living sweet ; 

It were as Giant 'neath shod feet 

Trampled such mud — no flesh were they 

But something God had thrown away — 

Marred in the making — Gnats and Flies 

Who sported in the summer skies 

Were queens and Kings compared to those 

Round which grim poverty would close 

Its fatal net — let victims see 

Through meshes of grim poverty 

The world was very beautiful ! 

To such as could their senses lull 

With all the gracious, pleasant things, 

Life with a reckless splendor flings 

To a few favored mortals' hands — 

As if the Glories of all Lands 

Were for the few — while others toil 



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Like beasts of burden on the soil. 
Unfed, unclad from birth to death. 
And never once draw freeman's breath. 
But slave of some one better off 
Who listless to their cries v^ill scoff. 
Or scorn, or with indifference — 
As if : ^'Ho, Dogs! now get ye hence 
If ye like not the hone I fling 
To feed ye ! For your suffering 
Sent by mysterious Providence, 
So ye should have the common sense 
To take such as the master deems 
Enough for ye — Hush up your screams 
And go the way which God marked out 
For you and yours. The hungry mouth 
Is better filled by scanty fare 
Than if no bread had entered there — 
Contentment in your lot should he 
The best boon to all poverty!" 

In hours they should have been asleep 
From scanty coverlets would creep 
The blighted buds of infancy ! 
On whose wan features one may see 
The blighting curse of poverty, 
To hear them crying for more rest. 
To see them driven from home nest. 
Wan fledglings with their tattered rags ; 
Woe worth the little foot that lags 
Arriving at the factory gate. 
For dire indeed the words, "too late,'* 
A blow, perchance — and oft the fine 



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That eats the pittance of their toil ; 
Or driven to swell the wistful line 
Of idlers, who dejected stand 
With sinking heart, and trembling hand, 
Who feel around their footsteps coil 
The slimy serpent of distress — 
Life was an awful bitterness ! 

And, aye, the infants know full well 

When they go home such tale to tell — 

A blow, a curse, and words of hate, 

Abuse that tongue may not relate 

From parents, poverty had made 

As soulless beasts — infants afraid 

Of their own Mother ! — Infants wail — 

Surely Jehovah's throne assail 

For Centuries their little cries 

Grew thunder tone and smote the skies : 

"Hast thou not heard, O pitying God! 

Your Worlds are huge, and vast, and broad, 

And filled to plenty — yet men's greed 

Would make the little ones to lead 

A life of wretchedness and pain — 

To grasp a wee more mite of gain! 

This was the age of common sense. 

The curse of lazy indolence, 

Of idle fashion, and pretense. 

Had passed away — and Honest Toil 

Stood kingly with its wealth of spoil, 

And hand and brain in working hour 

Wrought with a swiftness and a power 



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Of Giants — of no ills afraid. 

A gladsome heartedness that made 

The World a pleasure shop, where men 

Could health, and wealth, and honor win ; 

For now indeed no weary hours 

With want and pain — the reigning powers 

To hold men in the lesh — to give 

But a bare pittance — just to live 

When grim necessity in scorn 

Lashed the bare back from night to morn 

Made the soul sick — in dire distress — 

So that men in their wretchedness 

Ground teeth — and from their heart had gushed 

A venom that would fain have crushed 

Their task masters — how oft' their thought 

Deep in heart's chamber vainly sought 

To find a reason why that God 

Smote them as with a scorpion rod ! 

Aye, and in bitter solitude 

Of their heart's anguish came the mood 

Of evil cunning — aye, could they 

But for one instant make their prey 

Of this God — if they could but creep 

With tiger stealth in one Swift leap 

Upon Him — where in joy fulness 

He watched and laughed at their distress ; 

Could they but creep as beasts of prey 

On this God — growing old and grey — • 

Prating He ever loved to bless 

In His majestic wickedness — 

To set their teeth in glut on him, 

Would they not tear him limb from limb, 



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And crush and trample 'neath their feet 
With savage scorn, and grinding teeth, 
And make Him feel some of the pain 
They wallowed in — in His cursed Reign ! 

Alas, that it was possible 

That in man's brain this thought of Hell 

Should find a place of blossoming, 

Or that such thought should ever cling 

One instant to the human brain 

That Gk)D delights, or wills our pain ! 

( O weary soul^ remember still 

God may permit — hut does not will 

A single pang to rend the soul! 

Now Sin and Death have strange control, 

But in The Coming time will He 

Unravel all Lifers mystery. 

And show why He permitted Sin 

A little time of triumph win — 

Then all things will he clear and plain 

And we shall say: " 'Twas not in vainT 

'Till then, Soul, put hands on lips 

Nor suffer Faith to have eclipse, 

Trust Him — and put in His thine hand — 

Shape thy desire to His command — 

And all thine Earthly suffering 

Will make of Thee a Priest and King.) 

Now could the Ancient Mockers see 

Fulfilled Isaiah's prophecy. 

The Scientist, and Hoary Sage 

Of eld laughed at Christ's Golden age — 



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Their volumes, and their lectures smiled, 

With pity on this simple child 

Of Israel's youth— they held as vain 

The simple language of his strain. 

They held to nature's sterner law — 

That nature fashioned beak and claw 

To rend and break, to clutch, to tear, 

And that the victim's wild despair 

Appointed to that direful end. 

That birds did pluck, that beast did rend. 

Because that nature made them so 

To fill the world with death and woe — 

Survival of the Fittest — shown 

The Universal Law alone. 

With proud disdain — and lofty pride 

They thrust the Jewish Book aside, 

They spat in scorn on every page ; 

Why should the myths of early age 

Hold them in swaddling clothes — ^the Race 

Had boldly stepped to manhood's place — 

And Reason with divining rod 

Pointed to Man — the Reigning God. 

Thank Christ — His Age had no such fools 
To guide the youth, and head the schools. 
No Text Book now to fill young mind 
With foolish matter — none can find 
A Text Book with a single lie ! 
None now The Truths of Christ deny — 
Earth's secrets hid from men of yore 
Now stood as open book before — 
Lo, knowledge now a Holy thing — 



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And children's books a living spring 
Wherein to drink — learn Nature's laws — 
Ah, all were perfect without flaws ! 
Guesses, surmises — never be 
Pronounced Profound Philosophy! 

Philosopher ! high sounding name — 
How anxious men to grasp that fame 
In the Earth-Age oft' sorry crew — 
The further mind from Christ withdrew 
The more that mind was held profound ! 
Oft' Reasoning mystifying sound 
Stringing together large fine phrase, 
Tho' why their yes, and why their nays, 
Their best disciples never knew. 
Yet still grand consolation drew 
From the intricacy of speech. 
Puzzled the mind where to the reach, 
The meaning never very clear — 
But, ah, euphonious to the ear ! 
In one word half the alphabet 
Such mind before they never met ! 
As dark to them as is the sea, 
Or pool where devil fish may be 
Spewing his inky fluid so 
The gazer ne'er the depth could know, 
So many big, fat words must be 
Golden, acute philosophy ! 

Ah, then the Real Geology ! 
No more of brilliant guesses be, 
We now examine things all mute 



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And know at last truth absolute — 
The wondrous story of the Earth 
How its creation, how its birth, 
If sudden by flash of His Thought — 
Or in long ages was it brought 
To present stages : all around 
In starry heights there may be found 
Worlds that come forth as with a bound 
E'er as He spake had died the sound 
Of voice — and rolling on, complete 
In splendid glory at His feet. 
While others came by slow degrees 
As He had nursed them on His knees 
From spiral gas — to World complete 
With verdure of all kinds replete. 
Now which the greatest miracle 
The long drawn out — or one that fell 
From fingers in the circling space? 
Both burst of Glory to His face! 
So now no longer mystery 
Earth's dwellers can around them see 
The present stages — ancient rift 
Of rock, of mountain, and ice drift; 
Now rent aside once covering pall. 
We by His teachings learning all 
The secrets of the Earth, sun, stars, 
For naught such knowledge now debars — 
No Hypothegue with sneering face 
Brand Moses as with lies disgrace — 
We learn the truth, which cannot fail. 
Creation's story in detail I 



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I like to picture in my mind 
The Lover of the human kind, 
The Godhead veiled, go to and fro — 
Sweet blessings of His grace bestow. 
Tho' The Omnipotent — yet fain 
The contact personal obtain 
As man to man, as friend to friend, 
In graciousness will condescend 
To visit them of low degree. 
Surely oft' times His footsteps be 
In what we now call Heathen place, 
The lowest, most benighted race. 
E'en then O'erwhelming Love could find 
Some one all backward in the mind, 
And for such pupil, teacher prove, 
With patient, tenderness of love, 
Awake the slow soul, arouse heart. 
With the most consummative art 
Touch larger vision unto life, 
Cut as it were with surgeon's knife 
The shrunken, tendons marring flesh 
Which held wild life as in a mesh. 

None knowing who may teacher be — - 
Dreamed not The Prince Of Deity 
Awakened soul to higher things, 
Gave caterpillar golden wings 
To quit the gro veilings of Earth, 
To flash in sunlight with new birth, 
Roam 'mid the flowers, seek the air 
Of Summer's healthier atmosphere, 
A thing to be admired and praised. 



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So oft* times Christ the humblest raised 

By touch of personality, 

That ever more 'twas good to see 

This almost new created one, 

(When The All Blessed One had gone,) 

As lover blush to hear Christ's name, 

See in his eyes how flashing came 

Of pure delight and perfect joy. 

Great happiness without alloy. 

As he the gracious story told — 

Tale on his lip that ne'er grew old. 

Visits insooth diversified — 
For many a time He stood beside 
The young Inventor, who in dreams 
Conceived as in foreshadowing gleams 
The vast invention which should be 
Free boon to all humanity! 
This one oft' baffled in the mind — 
Sometimes he was so near to find 
The missing point to set all free 
And make the dream reality : 
Oft' disappointing failure came — 
Some little touch, he may not name 
In all his gropings comprehend-^ 
And so retard the desired end. 
From time to time — The One came near 
Inventor's failing heart to cheer, 
A cheery word — a hint of praise — 
The drooping spirit just to raise. 
The hoping for a coming day 
When cobwebs would be brushed away 



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From eyes, and the Inventor see 
His dream burst to reality. 

So Love to cheer the heart would come 
At various times — yet ever dumb 
As to the point which was amiss — 
But holding back the happiness 
Until Inventor had confessed 
The failure of his very best ! 
And as he sat alone in room 
His spirits shrouded in deep gloom, 
A failure frowned at every center — 
With noiseless footsteps Love would enter. 
As fire of hope died from the eye, 
And thoughts all crushed which once flew high, 
'Twas then that Love would draw anigh 
And touch some point in the invention — 
The vital spot — not with intention 
To rob Inventor of the glow 
Of satisfaction to bestow 
On mankind blessing — hint so fine 
'Twas hard Inventor to define 
How came the thought which surely won 
The End of that so well begun, 
As quickly flashed unto the brain 
The hint of winning to obtain ; 
Behold, he saw nail print in hand — 
Lo, then his heart did understand 
Who was his Visitor — ah, meet 
To kneel and kiss the sandaled feet. 

Inventions now not private gain — 



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What ever gift did man obtain 
Of cunning, and of vaster brain, 
'Twas for the Race ! No copyright 
Of anything man may indite ; 
No patent right monopoly, 
No matter what Inventions be 
They were not for Creator's use 
But free to all — a gift let loose 
To all who may desire to choose — 
For mankind's profit, not abuse. 

Lo, Christ's Free Gifts diversified — 
The Highest Gifts to Special men — 
Who did not in their own right win 
Gifts, that to others are denied, 
Simply Christ's Pleasure, and Good Grace, 
To choose some of the Human Race 
For Gifts Imperial — ^given then 
For service to their fellow men. 
'Tis woe to them who use amiss 
Such gift, oft' used like Judas' kiss 
But The High Giver to betray — 
Thus other mortals lead astray. 

Tho' men the objects of Christ's Love, 
Yet man for his own self must prove 
He was the master of Earth's things, 
He gave not man a seraph's wings 
To win Earth's secrets without toil ; 
Nay, knowledge was like glittering spoil 
Which man all strenuous enjoy, 
All faculties of mind employ — 



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Win the fruition of success, 
Man should be master and no less. 
Each Earthly knowledge he must gain 
By grit, hard labor to obtain, 
No "mollycoddling" as if child 
On whom a foolish Mother smiled 
And ever keep at apron string. 
So make a characterless thing: 
Nay, those who higher knowledge court 
With dainty feet could not cavort 
With dancing to the chambers grand. 
It was no gift of fairy hand. 

Christ rained not knowledge from the skies, 
So babe and youth became as wise 
As those who worked with manhood's prime, 
*Twas now, as in the ancient time. 
The human learned by line and line, 
Here a little — there a little — 
Learning from each jot and tittle — 
Knowledge like a golden wine 
Refresh and satisfy by sips, 
Youth learning yet from teacher's lips. 
For knowledge burst not in full flower, 
'Twas first the bud with sun and shower, 
Each day by learning instinct rose 
To blush at last — the splendid Rose : 
So child and youth held in restraint 
Nor in an instant burst to saint — 
The boy still boy — the youth still youth— 
So slowly, daily won the Truth. 



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No more the humblest man deplore 
The want of money — little store — 
So closed was learning's golden door — 
All now had opportunity, 
The upward path was broad and free, 
And step by step his will could climb 
To vistas vast, grand and sublime, 
If he had grit, sufficient will. 
Could suck of knowledge to his fill. 

Not now in Mercy that He strayed 
To City or to hamlet shade — 
But just for intercourse, His feet 
Healthy Humanity to meet. 
Hear from their lips their hopes, their cares, 
His human heart to meet with theirs. 

Holden men's eyes when He drew nigh — 
The God-Head men did not espy — 
A friendly stranger to their sight. 

Sometimes companioned — oft' alone — 
He moved mid humans all unknown, 
Tho' Risen Saints saw Him and knew 
Saluted not — knew He withdrew 
From all His following to be 
A man amid humanity. 

Oft' He came near, talked, and withdrew. 
And that same person never knew 
That they had spoken to The Lord: 
But afterwards — some parting word 



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Came up as flash — then they knew well 
That they had seen Immanuel! 

Perchance, with Husbandman in field 
Spoke of the sowing and the yield, 
Asked questions as He knowledge sought, 
Questions that Questioned One had thought 
Revealed an ignorance in speech, 
And he half pitying did teach 
With simplest words, tried to explain 
How fullness from man's labor gain : 
E'er Stranger thanked and turned away 
Some trifling hint would Stranger say. 
New — bordering on the commonplace — 
But like a burr clung on the mind. 
In after meditation find 
That Stranger's knowledge did impart, 
Which to the subject, seemed the heart 
From which a change of working sent — 
A harvest of more vast intent ! 

Oft' with some Florist of keen mind — 
Flower love — ambition was combined — 
That he for hidden secrets sought, 
So quick to learn what others taught. 
But mind stretched out — a voyager be 
To wrest a new discovery. 
Simply for love of flowers — not gain — 
Not notoriety obtain ; 
But in his heart a pure delight 
To bring new colors to men's sight 
All glorious in variety, 



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That all men may new beauty see ! 

To such He loved to draw anear, 

For mid all glories which appear 

In the vast Worlds — I deem the flowers 

Called forth His most creative powers, 

And that The Christ, since first were made, 

Loved color schemes, in flowers displayed. 

So as to man He drew anigh — 
Heard of long labors — and the sigh — 
That such and such impossible ! 
Lo, then some hint from Christ's lips fell 
The words : "Try such," and went away. 
And coming at a later day 
Beheld how hint was put to use. 
Most surely Florist was profuse 
In heart thanks, and in reverence. 
For to his mind had flashed the sense 
That his Instructor was The One 
On whom The Godhead rested on ! 

Surely the art of chemistry 
Had oft' time turned His feet, to see 
How men had fared with minds full keen 
To bring forth wonder that had been 
Up to the present hid from men — 
That they in Golden Age could win ! 
For something that more precious be 
Than sought by ancient alchemy ; 
Changing of gas and elements. 
Until it seems that naught prevents 
The human brain a thousand ways 



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To win — and gain — Creator's praise. 

Lo, fluids once which ran to waste, 

The rocks, the commonest clay paste, 

Had in them vast variety — 

Yet coalesoent — wonders be 

As rare and beautiful to see 

As gems — or pearls from deepest sea ! 

So here if He true worth would find — 
Not mere ambition in men's mind — 
One searching for the searching sake. 
The hours from pleasure e'en would take 
To find new combinations — which 
Not self — but others to enrich. 
To show what men deemed commonplace 
Held in its heart a gift of grace, 
So men in wonder could behold 
That riches vast were still untold. 

And so retort, blowpipe, and glass, 
And some unsightly common mass 
Beneath His fingers changed apace, 
Until before The Chemist's face 
A priceless product, strange and rare, 
More precious e'en than gems stood there. 
When Chemist, wondering, turned around. 
But, lo, no Stranger there was found — 
He had evanished — so there came 
To heart of Joy — a blush of shame — 
That he had spoken to The Christ 
Yet knew not who with him held tryst. 



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Surely our heart would linger o'er 
Such acts of love — and oft' deplore 
That our best thought can do no more 
To praise Him, whom our hearts adore ! 

Birth Gifts to human still diversed 
The stronger brains were still dispersed 
As Gifts of God to human race, 
'Twas no dead level, commonplace 
As each mind cast in selfsame mold, 
Some minds did vaster power unfold^- 
But not for selfishness exist 
The strong the weaker should uplift ; 
Democracy once dreamed of men 
Will never favor with God win. 
As diverse as the leaves will be — 
The vast hosts of Humanity. 

In His first Earthly ministry 
His hastening feet would ever be 
In search of sick humanity, 
(But now vast difference to see — ) 
No more the sick, the lame, the blind, 
The fever palsy, — every kind 
Of sickness then would greet man's eyes. 
Now footsteps mid the healthy lies ! 
For at His coming from Pierced Hands 
Rich blessings fell on all the lands — 
So misery dare not appear, 
The cleansed from sin, new atmosphere. 
Had scattered such, and did efface 
Such curse from all the human race. 



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Did aught of illness now appear, 

Behold, a Risen Saint came near. 

And at a word the sick were whole, 

All healing in The Saint's control. 

If sickness came from secret sin — 

For still sin's virus was within 

The covered thought, The Risen Saint 

Stood ever near for such a plaint, 

A warning friend to check the shame, 

To out the flicker of sin's flame. 

And so Christ's delegated power 

On Earth was seen this golden hour : 

Christ when He walked on Earth, no more 

Saw sickness which He may deplore. 

For sound of Health Humanity — 

As far as curse of sickness be ! 

Lo, secrets hidden near and far. 
In depths of Earth and farthest star. 
Brought to men's knowledge the first time — 
Ah, secrets hid in every clime. 
Great wonders at their very feet — 
Here no hypothetical deceit, 
But wonders, startling, new, bizarre. 
In fact the round World everywhere 
A House of Wonder so that men, 
Enchanted, Earth's great wonders win ! 

But those who found, had work to do, 
The secret came not to the view 
So careless ones may grasp and find-^ 
'Twas patient process of the mind. 



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Brooding, and oft' the research long, 

The secret oft' times found among 

What men had cast out as refuse, 

From scrap heap — what all men could use — 

And oft' amazement why such prize 

So long was hidden from the eyes. 

No burning now of "midnight oil,*' 
Each evening brought surcease from toil, 
No night work — that no longer found 
In any place the whole World round — 
For all some labor of the day, 
Labor at even' put away 
And homeward turned was every face. 
So men had leisure to display 
Pure love for simple, homely play. 
For none now toiled a servile slave, 
Labor full pay to all men gave. 
So recreation had full meed 
To follow where pure instincts lead 
O'er parks, and water, hills to roam ; 
Nor need the housewife stay at home 
O'er household cares to fume or fret. 
For science every want had met 
To make no longer dreary work, 
The household cares did never lurk 
A hindrance, but all may be 
Tho' busy — happy family. 
No longer children sick to keep, 
Mother a wreck from loss of sleep. 
For every child healthy and strong; 
None left behind — all went along 



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To visit friends — or music hear — 
For no heart burning — nor a tear 
To cloud the hours when all could play 
And have each eve a holiday ! 

And if from home the sleep hour found 
What joy in camping on the ground, 
For grasses rich a wondrous bed, 
And fruit anear to hunger fed, 
With never thought the atmosphere 
Could cause a sickness anywhere, 
And never heaviest of dew 
Could give a cold, or fever hue. 
The open space — or where trees shade — 
On any spot could couch be made. 
Without a fear of insect's bite. 
The stars to be their only light, 
The old, the young had great delight 
In such home making anywhere 
Tho' even in a wild beast lair. 
Predatory beasts no more 
For Christ to each one did restore 
Love's instinct at creation given — 
The such as at The Fall were driven 
Out of their natures by cursed sin ! 
Once beasts of prey, now friends of men. 
Obedient at e'en childish call, 
Lions and tigers now great cats 
Which crouched upon the household mats. 
Playmates for children — and nowhere. 
From serpent to the lumbering bear. 
Could one have found a beast of prey. 



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So when a wanderer thought to lay 

On any place of Earth to sleep 

No vigilance for fear need keep ; 

The mountain heights, drear lonesome place, 

Had not for human frowning face 

Of animal, or bird of wing, 

Or insect to torment with sting, 

There was no virus poisoned tooth; 

No tree, shrub, nor a grassy shoot 

To harm the Human — everything 

Blest to Jehovah's fashioning! 

Lo, now was dancing purified. 
This healthy pleasure not denied. 
For the contaminating kind 
Was driven from the human mind. 
It was no longer instrument 
To luring vices fell intent 
Of the destruction of sweet girl. 
Most trusting nature had no peril 
For sensuality was thrust 
As serpent 'neath heel in the dust ; 
Lasciviousness had here no place. 
No act to bring blush to the face, 
Indo-Egyptian — Grecian dance — 
All so destructive to the glance 
Discarded — now may never be 
One hint of sensuality. 
Now here the human may disclose 
The grace of action — the repose — 
The every act of girls and boys — 
The older — had the graceful poise 



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Which in each turn showed gracefulness 

All healthy human form to bless : 

To sound of music instrument 

The body swayed, and bowed, and bent, 

With glorious modesty of grace 

To bring smiles to the human face : 

And none too old to join the throng 

To dance, to music, and to song, 

So many a night on village green 

The dancers' feet and grace be seen. 

And now the loftiest gifts not sold — 
No more enormous prices told 
As given to one with gift of song — 
In eld rare gifts in Earthly throng — 
That country famed did it produce 
Rare voice, alas, for rich man's use, 
For a King's ransom paid to hear 
What rarely heard by poor -man's ear. 

But now the gifts of song not few. 
For in each hamlet dwellers knew 
With them some one of wonder voice. 
Each hamlet now had surely choice 
Of hearing of as sweet a note 
As gushed from nightingale's clear throat. 

Now many gifted, those who played 
On keys or strings, whose fingers strayed 
To make of melody a thing 
That only to great masters ring. 



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So song and music to all free 
The gifts of Christ for melody 
Used without single thought of price, 
The free gifts, given by all, suffice 
To keep them at a perfect ease 
From care, from worry — none to please 
Of rich men's whims ; never came day 
Each feared to be a castaway, 
jThat poverty may hedge them in — 
Want patronage from richest men. 

Nor did long centuries make void — • 
Fingers grown stiff — and voice destroyed— 
All gifts Divine, and ne'er withdrawn. 
They feared no night, nor early dawn, 
Would find them of rich gift bereft. 
They in neglected corner left 
As birds bereft of golden wings. 
Nursing dead memoirs of dead things — 
As new gift bringers take their place 
To win renown and public grace. 

And here no jarring rival thrust, ' 

No sneer to sink soul in the dust, 
No jealousy — for with Christ's gift 
There seemed to come a grace to lift 
Each honored soul to an accord 
Near to the spirit of Our Lord! 
So now those gifted souls believe 
''More blessed to give than receive!" 
With Heavenly gifts a spirit free 
From thought of animosity — 



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And never nurse a jealousy: 

In hearts and souls one purpose be 

To render perfect harmony, 

Without a flaw, to human race, 

So ministers from place to place 

Around the world with blessed feet 

Rending to Christ great service meet. 

Oh sea, O sea, thou art to me 

A boon, desire, a melody, 

To watch thy glory, flowing tide. 

Give happiness that naught beside 

Of Nature can on me bestow ; 

No matter where I stray, or go. 

,Thou surely art to me most dear — 

And I would ever more be near, 

To see thee in thy storm and calm. 

To hear the every whispering psalm 

Of water lapping on the shore. 

That, my fond wishing more and more. 

Ah, surely in the Golden Age 

When Christ shall cleanse thee of wild rage, 

My holidays, with joy, shall be 

Spent o'er the waters of the sea. 

Thy liquid glory — not possessed 
By curse of sin, but now so blest 
That nothing suffers by thy waves. 
Thy depths no more for seamen's graves ; 
Thy clutch of fury shall not hold 
To crush the valor of most bold, 
So human beings be thy prey 



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All helpless in thy folds to lay. 

(My earthly thoughts were full of thee, 

I said within my soul : "The sea 

Shall have for me a heritage 

In the long wished for Golden Age.") 

Lo, fearlessly I shall go forth 
For hours of happiness, to sport 
Across thy waters day and night, 
Well knowing, that thou dost delight 
To be of service, friend most kind, ^ 

And never treacherous of mind. 
Most careful if a child in boat 
Upon thy mighty waters float. 
For since The Christ came back to reign 
No storms have fretted wide sea main, 
No wreck of vessel, nor of boat. 
With perfect safety all may float 
Fearless of storms, that once had tossed. 
For Centuries no human lost ! 

As I then of immortal birth — 
The sea be home, as well as earth, 
'Twill make no difference, as He 
Walk safely — so I on the sea ! 
And yet the sea had no dead calm — 
It sometime sang a mighty psalm — 
And wind blew strong, and wave ran high. 
But never temptest from black sky ; 
No hurricane with shrieking cries 
In madden furies rush and rise. 
And shatter with a mighty wrath 



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The ships who lay along its path. 
For high winds (as great minister) 
The deepest waters shake and stir 
To make them pure, not stagnant waste. 
Make fresh and sweet to fish's taste ; 
Not let seaweed grow all too rank 
And bar the narrow harbor's bank. 
But now no death, if wild waves rose, 
The sea man now could take repose 
In peaceful slumber, knowing well 
The deepest waters, heaviest swell, 
Could wreck no vessel, nor a boat. 
Like seagulls they on waters float. 
Secure from any danger ill — 
In His hands who bid waves be still! 
Then surely privilege of mine, 
O sea, to seek deep depths of thine 
Where brooding silence hath no foes. 
But almost turgid, dead repose. 
Where pressure gives scant hope of life. 
There free from winds and stormy strife 
Darker than human power can guess — 
Yet here is wondrous loveliness, 
And glories, wanting not the sun 
That vaster glories may be won. 
Such caverns vast — such flight of space — - 
Such things of beauty and of grace — 
Sea trees, sea flowers, and weeds aflame 
Of ribbon tresses without name ; 
Such hidden wonders e'er Christ came 
Were never seen by Human eyes, 
Now ever more all open lies 



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The sea fields to the Saintly eyes, 
The deepest cavern can explore 
Simple as walking on earth's shore : 
Nor can its lonesomeness make fear. 
The darkest places now appear 
To Risen Saints as plain and clear 
As if the sunshine of bright day, 
For them hath darkness past away. 
Then keen the solitary bliss 
Roving from beauties, that, and this. 
Handling and musing, guessing too 
Of wonders ne'er before to view. 
And may I deem in musing oft'. 
Come footsteps — and a voice all soft — • 
And with keen joy my senses know 
A visitant with me below — 
That One is walking by my side — • 
Nor to my ignorance denied 
The pleasing exquisite, to find 
The thoughts that hovered in my mind 
The wherefore, why, of curious things. 
He to mine ears such knowledge brings 
Of wonders lying round our feet 
That perfect joy is more complete, 
And awe creeps like a subtle thing, 
Possesses being, that my King 
Could in conceiving see detail 
Minutia where men's minds must fail, 
The seeming simple so complex, 
A high Archangel's mind perplex, 
And surely craving mind to vex, 
So varied the machinery 



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Of simplest creature eye could see: 
And all have missions to set forth, 
No creature made for idle sport, 
But definite the work of it 
A little groove that it must fit — 
Wee link — yet fitting — and so meet 
Without it Nature not complete. 

And now no longer did the poles 
Draw magnet like — then fret men souls 
E'er they on North, and South could stand 
Whether ice mound or granite land; 
Men surely paid a sad life toll. 
And many lives on Arctic scroll 
As wasted at a frozen shrine 
That never showed of Love Divine — 
The Pole a Juggernaut of cold 
Who o'er the seamen's bodies roU'd ; 
A shrine where groveling seamen lie 
Hunger and hopelessness in eye. 
Cracked, black lips call — but answer none 
From the White Spectre on pole throne. 

But now the New Jerusalem 
Scattered the terrors once so grim, 
The Saint's Vast Home in its descent 
The veil of terror from Poles rent. 
Its warm glow upon the Poles 
Awoke to laughter frozen souls — 
Mountains of snow and ice were rent. 
On ice fields winter struck its tent 
And vanished never more to be 



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The jailor of the flowing sea. 

And Greenland from its fell repose 

Awoke, as if a blossoming rose — 

And green, rich verdure everywhere—? 

Nor cormorant's cry on its air — 

But humming birds hung daintily 

O'er flowers that ne'er before eyes see 

Except in tropic country ; 

No longer now chill wind and wave 

For stately trees green housings gave 

For birds, so varied of their kind. 

An aviary where one may find 

The product of each varied clime. 

And nature here blushed to her prime — 

Here fields of corn, and full eared wheat, 

Orchards and vineyards — rare fruits meet — 

All delicate and most replete 

In true perfection — human song 

From many millions — where so long 

In Ages past ice, snow held sway, 

Now semi-tropic night and day. 

(Surely the sea is in my blood 

For many years my forebears stood 

On vessel decks — I, product then 

Of sea roving, sea loving men. 

And in Saint life be little change 

Of Natures, so my love to range 

Comes not amiss in blood of me,) 

And now to wander o'er the sea 

For days, when circumstance permits, 

For mid my duties there come fits 

Of dreaming when on land — the sea 



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Seems strangely whispering to me — 
So asking leave of Higher Saint 
My soul casts off the land's restraint. 
And I go forth, as merry boy, 
Sea splendors of the World enjoy, 
Where sea hugs continents and isles, 
The tropics with its pearl of skies, 
Where palm and orchard ever smile. 
And nature woos in languorous wile. 
Beauty oppressive weights the eyes. 
And semi-tropic verdure meet — 
For men of statelier, slower feet ; 
To lands of every race I go — 
Sometimes a swift, and sometimes slow. 
Just as the mood is on the brain 
My shallop floats across sea main. 

Earth's natures mannerism yet 

As seal is on the Saint's mind set — 

And what on Earth welcomed before, 

Stamp of God's blessing on in yore. 

Now on Saint's soul — ^but even more — 

For Heaven's Law is Diversity ! 

Earth Life — now blossomed full and free 

Cleansed in the flame of purity. 

And so as Risen Saint I find 

Earth Life large factor to the mind. 

Sunrise and sunsets on the sea ! 
What greater splendor may there be. 
Fancy exultant there may see 
Imagination's subtlety, 



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Conceiving visions manifold — • 

Such wonder on the azure screen — • 

And each birth moment scarcely seen 

'Til each glides to — the once had been ! 

We oft', on seeming fields of gold, 

See, City's turrets, palace, towers. 

Meadows and gardens filled with flowers; 

Great continents encircling sea 

Where scattered, palm clad islands be ; 

Clouds shaped as human beings are 

In pastoral scenes, and mighty War ; 

Lo, the pursuer and pursued. 

Women most fair, men mighty, rude. 

And shepherds driving flocks to fold ; 

Lo, mountain ranges clad in gold. 

Valley, foothills, and crowning peak 

That of great avalanches speak, 

Crevice and precipices steep. 

Valley where frozen rivers creep ; 

All a few minutes palpable, 

A grandeur indescribable, 

A minute as immovable 

Casting on mind a subtle spell, 

One minute a reality 

In scarce a breathing time to be 

A ruin gaunt, and tumbled down 

A castle, church, a mighty town, 

A minute of delight — and then 

A shattered object to the ken, 

A minute glorious, strong and real, 

A form to clutch, to touch, to feel, 

Colored by pigments far more fair 



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Than any painting may declare, 
Colors so mixed with gracious dyes 
To fascinate, lure painter's eyes. 
Such lights and shadows intertwined 
As never flashed to painter's mind, 
All indescribable by men 
Once flashed and never seen again ! 
A wondrous prodigality 
That ne'er two days alike may be. 
As red ball tips in ocean's swell 
In splendors indescribable. 
Perchance, the careless in heart say : 
"Sheer waste, a wantonness display 
Of splendid glory every day." 
But to Believer's heart there clings 
Rapture of Praise to Prince of Kings 
Who paints Eternal morns and eves 
Grand pictures — love with joy receives. 

Lo, now the seasons come and go 
Nor brought to creature want or woe, 
The Seasons like to Kings on throne 
Had each rare blessing of its own. 

The Winter came with ermine robe 
Nor brought one terror to the globe. 
But its rich wealth of blessing gave 
O'er mountain, valley and sea wave, 
Sealing as 'twere each spring and spray 
For Winter, Nature's Holiday. 

Not now as in the days of yore — 



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Then poor man paced the hovel floor 
With anxious brow — in grief half dumb. 
From whence the price of coal to come 
To keep the cold and damp away, 
Work scant, and far between pay day, 
With, ah, so many mouths to feed 
All looking to him in their need ; 
He heard the scratch of hunger's claws 
Outside the door — want's wolfish jaws 
Were close behind — and sickness strode 
A constant guest round that abode ; 
Ah, but it shook the heart and brain 
To hunt for work, and hunt in vain, 
To tread the streets for weary days, 
Ears heavy with the constant "nays"; 
Not fearing toil, he strong, alert 
And at his workmanship expert — 
No idler — with an honest hand — 
And yet 'twould seem o'er all the land 
No master was in need of him. 
The brawn, the brain, the massive limb, 
Were useless in this cruel fight — 
His footsteps stumbling in life's night — 
All seemed to crush him to the dust — 
Earth had for him but scanty crust — 
His haggard wife, with sickly smile, 
Hushing the child who cried the while — ' 
The famished children's wolfish eyes 
Followed his steps — he vainly tries 
To find some loophole of escape, 
But everywhere he saw the shape 
Of disappointment in the way — 



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Trembling, he knew he was the prey 

Of poverty — his girls and boys 

At Christmas tide would have no toys, 

No little gifts to take, to give. 

Why — whence the bread on which to live — 

Their clothing but a ragged mesh 

Through which one saw frostbitten flesh. 

Why draw the picture? Now, thank God, 
The poorest man on Earthly sod 
Had house, had coal, had bread, had meat, 
And warm clothes and shodden feet. 
(The poorest children laugh to see 
Jack Frost a working busily. 
With tracing needle, on the pane 
Drawing rich fancies from his brain — 
They followed him, with gladsome glee 
O'er mountain top, and vale, and lea. 
As he drew breath so cold and chill 
O'er pond, o'er river — caused the rill 
To hush the story 'twould relate — 
Made ice where boys and girls could skate 
And feel the pulses throb with health — 
For Winter brought a generous wealth 
Of cold to harden human frame. 
Put colds, and chills, and coughs to shame. 
The race was hardy, stalwart, strong, 
A laughing, merry, happy throng 
With muscles strong, red cheeks, bright eyes, 
Who would have laughed in strange surprise 
Had you but hinted sickness may 
From such exposure claim a prey — ► 



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Sickness ! they knew of no such thing, 

Nor had one fear of suffering; 

Nor did the merry routing cease 

When Northern women plucked their geese 

And let the downy feathers fly 

Southward, soft falling from the sky 

With many a dreamy, airy whirl 

On face of boy and laughing girl. 

E'en manhood lost not dignity 

Once more as laughing boy to be. 

Rounded snowball with stealthy grace 
Then flung — when neighbor dodged his face — 
And tried to make a better throw. 
A World of fun when came the snow — 
Sweet women fearlessly and bold 
Thought not of danger from the cold, 
Put by the household cares to spin 
Across the ice with gallant men. 

In frost, in cold, in snow to lave, 
What glorious appetites all gave, 
And round the festive board at night 
By the wide hearth — neath brilliant light — 
The wit ran high — ^the laughter loud — 
For not upon one brow a cloud 
Of any grief, or care, or pain, 
With song and music's magic strain. 

All told of hearts without a sorrow 
Who had no fear of the to-morrow ; 
The snow a magic blessing fell 



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O'er mountain, plain, and lea, and dell, 
'Twas love that wove the v^inding sheet 
And hushed the Earth to slumbers sweet. 

Lo, then came graceful, tender Spring, 
A butterfly upon the wing 
With such a wondrous tender face 
That not on Earth a single place 
That could resist her winsome smile, 
And it was but a little while 
When crocuses from snow arose 
Burst to sweet buds from their repose; 
And twig, and bush, and tender shoot. 
No longer could be silent, mute, 
But at the touch of tender Spring 
Blushed into glorious blossoming ; 
The grasses laughed — the hedgerows ran 
With nosegays fresh to gladden man — 
The wild flowers on the hill, in dell. 
At tender touch began to swell. 
And daisies, daisies everywhere, 
Made for the feet a carpet rare. 

Lo, Springtime with a mother's hand 
Gathered the song birds of the land. 
And taking off their Winter dress 
Painted anew in loveliness 
With brilliant colors from her loom. 
As a fair bride decked by the groom, 
The dress in which each bird arrayed 
Was perfect color wrought in shade. 
And, lo, the lily and the rose 



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At her sweet whispering arose 
And flaunted colors to the eye 
That art of man could not outvie. 
As weeds and thistles now were dead 
In this new World ne'er lifted head, 
Lo ! flowers, flowers everywhere. 
Where weeds before had made their lair, 
Now a mad riot and display 
Of wondrous colors — and array 
Of blooms that whispered to the eye 
Of the Sweet Love of Him on high. 
The plower's laugh rang o'er the land, 
The horses felt his reining hand 
And drove a furrow rich and deep ; 
The Sower's hand in graceful sweep 
Sent broad the seed grains — seeds that fell 
In the rich loam, all soon to swell 
And burst to shoot and tender blade, 
'Till fields with richest green arrayed. 
The birds were busy — courting days — 
Each in fresh colors all ablaze. 
Such pruning of gay feathers when 
The cock bird whispered to the hen — 
Such tee-a-tee — such glances shy — 
Such flying, fluttering far and nigh, 
Such songs of Sweeter, richer note 
Than ever came from woman's throat; 
Such tender ditties — without art 
The wide unveiling of the heart. 
The oath — the kiss — the chosen place 
In lofty tree — and soon apace 
One sees how straws and hairs combine 



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To make a paradise divine ; 

Then the first egg — such cause of bliss — 

No other birds had such as this — 

A thrilHng of a sweet deHght 

That made the Cock Bird day and night 

A very vaHant, daring knight, 

Ready indeed to scold or fight 

If any other bird came nigh, 

Where Mother bird did nestling lie 

And with puffed feathers held her prize 

From glance of any envious eyes ; 

While he, the husband, every hour 

Was doing all things in his power 

To get for her most dainty fare 

Of tenderest shoots, berry and grain, 

No flight too long, no toil in vain, 

If he served her a dainty dish 

And knew she had her every wish ; 

And then the squeak — the breaking egg — 

The shapeless mass that seemed all leg — 

But it was theirs, and in their eyes 

A thing to cherish, love and prize. 

And soon the mother had such care 

As had not mother anywhere. 

Such cooing, petting, scolding too. 

As popping heads would come to view 

From under feathers just to see 

What kind of place the World may be ; 

And the proud Father — ah, poor man 

He hopped, he skipped, he flew, he ran, 

To gain his birdies something sweet. 

For birds will grow, and birds will eat. 



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And sure it puzzles his wee brain — 

Where he can find of shoots and grain 

To fill the mouths that grow more wide — 

For such large family provide. 

O happy birds ! — and happier men 

Who plow and sow — all sure to win 

A golden harvest for their toil — 

A rich reward from generous soil — 

So that without a single doubt 

But that their ears will hear the shout 

Of gladness when the reaper's hand 

Wax faint from richness of the land. 

The smell from vineyard's slopes is sweet, 

Where kindly pruning knife was fleet 

To cut the tendrils too profuse, 

To give a chance for sunny juice 

To swell remaining grapes to size 

That make a wonder to the eyes. 

Well knows indeed the husbandman 

His toil will be no flash-in-pan, 

But the rich luscious grapes will be 

A load of thankfulness to see, 

And treaders of the grapes shall sing 

Of joy at such an offering, 

While from the press the wine flows free 

A purple flood — sweet smelling sea. 

High out of sight, upon the wing, 
The happy lark is carolling 
A song of praise at Heaven's gate, 
And in voluptuous notes relate 
The joy of a humanity 



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From sickness, sin and sorrow free. 
The uplands e'en the forests glad, 
Each tree in rustling leaves was clad ; 
And when leaves shivered on the trees 
Stirred by the music of the breeze 
The ear may catch a song of praise 
From every leaf — for such rare days, 
Where never comes tornado's breath 
To warp, and crash, and scatter death, 
In a wild madness of dismay — 
But now 'tis Nature's Holiday 
Of glorious living, when the leaves 
Are calling to the coming sheaves. 

Strong Summer glorious in its strength 
Through all the World his magic sent, 
And to perfection full and free 
Brought field, and bush, and bending tree — 
A rich profusion everywhere — 
A cry of Gladness in the air — 
Life — Life — Life! — Life was surely King I 
A pulse of joy in everything — 
The swinging of an ocean vast 
That on its glorious bosom cast 
The treasures of the depth below — 
A treasure trove it would bestow 
To men without the sweat of toil — 
An unexpected wealth of spoil 
Which filled the gazers with glad glee 
As riches from a boundless sea. 

For there was rest to Tiller's hand 



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When drowsy heat hung o'er the land 

Whispering to vineyard, and to field, 

To give unstinted wealth of yield ; 

For now when men had done their part — 

The Christ from His outflowing heart 

Spake to the Earth — it heard His voice — 

And in rich plenty did rejoice — 

So that a blessing in the air — 

And plenty — plenty, everywhere ! 

The reaper laughed, and leaped in glee, 

Nature's magnificence to see. 

For Nature hearing from her God 

Made fruitful every foot of sod. 

From every seed an hundred fold — 

And Cattle herd, and shepherd's fold — 

Had a great multiply of gain — 

Flocks bringing forth without a pain ; 

While in the River, and the Sea, 

Fish multiplied exceedingly — 

All things rejoicing — all things be 

The servants of humanity ! 

And then the Autumn, stately dame, 
With cheeks of roses, portly frame, 
With eyes ablaze with purple light 
Gathered from vineyard's sunny height, 
Where plucking maidens are a singing 
To stalwart youths, who now are bringing 
The clusters — marvelous rare — 
So large, so luscious — to compare 
The grapes of old to these so vain — 
One cluster load for any swain. 



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Lo, Autumn in her apron bore 
Most glorious fruits for Winter's store, 
The aroma so rich to smell, 
And of the kinds 'twere vain to tell — 
Our old time fruits — but, ah, the new 
That in old times men never knew ; 
For now the Earth as if in sport 
Of lavish splendor brought her forth 
A thousand dainties to surprise 
With luscious taste — to gladden eyes. 
Rare Autumn, like a Queen in state, 
Had only triumph to relate. 
Her trophies won by Tiller's hand, 
So as she moved across the land 
Was loud rejoicing, songs and glee. 
And pipes of reeds for minstrelsy, 
On every lip a song of praise, 
For Christ had in ten thousand ways 
Shown of His love to all mankind ! 
Seek, prying Eyes ! ye cannot find 
A house that had not on its floor 
For Winter's needs a royal store! 

A Royal plenty — yet no waste — 
For Gluttony to gorge and taste. 
But just enough and nothing more. 
Saint's master mind had counted o'er 
The want of every living thing 
Of man, of beast, of bird on wing, 
And told the Earth how much to yield 
In Vineyard, orchard and in field — 
No more — no less — 'twas passing strange — 



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Demand — supply — stood without change 
Since the first year The Pierced Hand 
Was seen by man to bless the land. 
Lo, Risen Saints then figured out 
The wants of every open mouth — 
The Christ in blessing gave such food 
And every heart proclaimed it good 1 
And then at last the words of old 
By Psalmist writ, proved word of gold : 
How He would open wide His hand 
For every creature in the land — 
All living things that to Him cried 
Would by His hands be satisfied! 

O Happy Earth, Oh, Golden Age ! 
That know no human wrong, nor rage 
Of foeman, and no hate nor strife, 
But a clear, calm and blessed life 
Untinged by sadness, want and woes, 
Humanity sweeps on — it knows 
No rocks to break its grand repose — 
But in the Light of Christ it flows — 
To meet a gracious, stormless sea, 
Love's Ocean in Eternity! 

And now no difference in toil — 

The one who plowed and sowed the soil 

As honorable as the one 

The cares of State were laid upon : 

The artist, and the artisan. 

The brain who first conceived the plan, 

No greater than the hand who wrought 



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In wood, Stone, steel, the dreamer's thought ! 

As nobler birth, the power of place, 

No longer held the human race. 

In fact The Greater Servant he 

Whose brain conceived what was to be 

Completed by the brawny hand. 

And if one held a high command 

It was a servant to the rest — 

The many of his labor blest — 

But man as man had right that none, 

Be he a King upon a throne. 

Could dare deny, or put aside, 

All equal to The Crucified ! 

Not but to some high gifts were given 

In trust for men — The Gifts of Heaven — 

One dare not use for selfish gain — 

He who the High Gift did obtain 

Knew it was given a Holy trust 

Not to win power, nor gold, nor lust, 

But for the service of mankind ! 

And now indeed the human mind 
Unfettered — oft' in former age 
Man victim of Satanic rage, 
His God given gifts could not display 
In circumscribed and narrow way, 
Sin's Influence was everywhere, 
Man breathed it in every air, 
A subtle poison which unnerved 
And from high purposes it swerved. 
Oft' turned to narrow vicious ways. 
What should have won God's highest praise ; 



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Sickness and sorrow oft' made rife 

Of the high purposes of Life — 

Marred the great plans that thronged the brain — 

And when it seemed he may attain 

His Great Ambition — Death drew nigh — ; 

Drew down the lid o'er flashing eye — 

Breathing decay upon the cheek — 

Taking the work from fingers weak — ? 

Just as it neared the grand success 

Pressed to the soul the bitterness 

Of failure — that all men must see — 

A Life misshapen, utterly ! 

And Labor now was surely King, 

Ungrudgingly did each one bring 

His meed of service — one and all 

Alert to listen to the call — 

With gladsome heart and ready hands — r 

This was The Blessing of all Lands. 

For man had loftier, wider scope 
For daily toil — inspired by Hope 
Each knew fruition surely won 
When Honest Toil, Labor, were done. 
Each knew the Law of Christ was just — • 
And none by sinful greed and lust 
Could of the humblest one make spoil. 
Nor rob the simplest of their toil ; 
The Law of Christ was amply free 
From narrow bounds, and liberty 
Of action given to every man 
To carry out a business plan 
Employing labor not his own, 



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Free will of Labor not o'erthrown ; 

But parsimony dare not lay 

A heavier load for lesser pay 

Than Love would give in recompense ; 

Christ left it largely to men's sense 

What Labor worth — and tried to make 

The Human for the human sake 

Men act in love — let Love decide — 

But if the weakest to Him cried 

Of an injustice — quick as thought 

A Risen Saint that Master sought 

And heard complaint, and heard defense, 

Nor judgment held in long suspense — 

Quick as a flash the judgment came 

To put Wrong Doer to the shame ! 

For the Judge read the human mind— ^ 

Nor to the hearing was confined — 

To put his fingers on the truth 

And ever more the culprit mute — 

He dare not 'gainst that Judge gainsay 

But paid the debt and shrank away. 

Not always labor in the right 

For in The Righteous Judge's sight 

No party had advantage ground, 

The poor man's plea an empty sound 

Unless allied to Righteous cause, 

The condemnation, nor applause, 

Of any Being had no force 

To make this Judge swerve from his course — 

The Truth — and nothing but The Truth — 

'Twas Justice Supreme — absolute ! 



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If oft' admonished of a crime 
And warnings given from time to time 
Fell on dull ears, and slow the heart. 
From secret evil to depart, 
If Risen Saint but pled in vain, 
And foolishness would not refrain 
From open, or from secret sin. 
Despising Saint who tried to win 
The Sinner from his bitter ways — 
Then surely shortened such one's days ! 
As lightning quickly blasts a tree 
So Christ smote such adversary — 
A thing obnoxious from His path; 
None now must dare The Christly wrath 
Christ and Christ's Laws supreme alone 
For beggar and for King on throne. 
None may despise a single thing 
Of word once uttered by The King. 
Righteous and Holy every law — 
The stubborn who would pick a flaw 
Or dare put forward any plea, 
That Christ curtailed his liberty. 
Was not allowed a f roward speech 
As The All Blessed One to teach: 
Love pled with such, and mercy sweet 
Would fain win back the erring feet 
Set on destruction — yet if pride 
Cast loving counselling aside. 
Then swift the sentence, and such face 
Was blotted from the human race. 
Hypocrisy indeed was vain 
If openly a one would feign 



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Bow down in reverence — with sin 
Still rampant in each wish within — 
And only lips The Christ applaud, 
Christ's justice lingered not, but fell 
In plague, blight, fell and terrible. 

Sing out, O Love, in rapturous strain 

Faith did not sing and wait in vain, 

For all that Prophets loved to tell ! 

That, what men dreamed impossible. 

Stands gracious Fact before the sight! 

The Prophets in their highest flight 

But faint conception of the things 

That He would bring — The Prince of Kings !- 

The Glory that would never pall — 

As free as light and air to all — 

To bless the earth — and Love's glad eyes 

Look everywhere with strange surprise 

That Earth can be so beautiful ! 

As like to golden Chalice full 

Of simple, yet of deep delight, 

To woo the heart, and ravish sight! 

Lo, Glory bursting everywhere 

On Sea, on Land, in Upper Air, 

Man's words all helpless to express 

The splendor of Earth's Loveliness ! 

Lo, reapt are now the golden sheaves, 
And autumn's colors on the leaves, 
A scent of plenty on the air, 
A Blessed Harvest everywhere ! 
Go, where you will o'er all the Earth 



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You hear glad reapers' songs of mirth, 

Go where you will the whole World round 

And not one spot of all the ground 

But gave its harvest richly fair — • 

Lo, not one barren spot is there — 

Even the mountains give their toll 

To cheer men's heart, and eyes, and soul. 

Plenty was riot — ^plenty ran free 

With grand gifts for humanity, 

And scattered as with wanton hand 

Her glories free in every land. 

The poorest — nay, no poor ones now— 

No lines from want on any brow — 

"The richest" — "poorest" — idle words — ' 

Why cattle, creeping things, and birds. 

Had winnowed grain — and fruit to eat — - 

The luxuries of earth for all — 

Not one need on another call 

For any boon of bit or sup. 

Filled was the platter, and the cup, 

A store of good things — ne'er to fail 

In house of Hamlet and of Vale, 

What masters once may crave to own 

From flock, from sea — what in ground grown—? 

Bulk on the table — all to bless — 

In food all equal — and no less. 

The Feast of Tabernacles then. 
No matter where the haunts of men 
A Universal Holiday, 
Toil's, Labor's tools were put away — > 
And every Gentile celebrate 



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This Feast — the Jew to emulate — 

In joyful gladness and of Praise 

Through Feast of Tabernacle days. 

The woods were sought with eager throngs, 

The woods resounded happy songs, 

As men and women, youths and maids, 

Made on the branches friendly raids, 

And hacked, and hewed, and smote with knife 

In mimic warfare, friendly strife. 

The goodliest, greatest branch to gain; 

And loud indeed the praise to swain 

Who brought the grandest home with him, 

But never scowls nor faces grim, 

To hail the winner of such prize — 

And often such won maiden's eyes — 

And she with blushing face confessed 

The throb of love within her breast 

Won by the daring of the deed. 

And yet no cause for not a need 

Of jealousy — for every bough 

And branch was almost perfect now. 

For no misshapen trunk or branch. 

All fit for supports, strong and stanch. 

And then when shades of evening fell 

Hosts came from mountain, woody dell, 

With green leafed plunder — merrily 

With lute and flute — and instruments 

Of every kind — the eye may see. 

Aye, as one heart to all intents 

They marched — the maiden and the youth — 

There march the girls and the boys — 

Manhood and womanhood in sooth 



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Most happy in these winsome joys — 
And Httle tots on branches borne — ■ 
So from the woods with song and horn 
To village green — wide ample space 
To celebrate this feast (this place 
When village built was set apart 
The clustering houses round its heart.) 
And then the building — such gay scene 
In olden time had never been — 
Each household built booth of its own. 
Yet not a booth but open thrown 
For any passerby to stay 
And keep this happy holiday. 
And when the booths were all complete 
Each household went with joyful feet — 
Forsaking house — in booth to dwell. 
And surely words grown faint to tell 
The perfect Peace, the perfect joy 
Of man and woman, girl and boy, 
And stranger resting at the gate. 
From peep of sun — to hours all late — 
'Twas dancing, singing, eating, drinking, 
For every heart with such was linking 
True Praise to Him whose Blessing hand 
Had poured rich plenty in the land. 

Desire of heart in every land 
In City of The Lord to stand 
During the Tabernacle Feast, 
Free to the highest and the least, 
All met one welcome true and kind, 
The Kings no better welcome find 



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Than that given ones of low degree; 

But as it were impossible 

For all to go at once — there dwell 

During The Feast — by fair rotation 

A certain number of each Nation, 

Where e'er humanity may be 

A number chosen every year 

That they before The Lord appear 

At Temple in Jerusalem — 

Each in their turn — so all may see 

The Lord of Glory's Royalty ! 

And see the House of flashing gem 

And stately Courts — to see the place 

Where Jesus Christ with all the Race 

Met, greeted, so blest, face to face — 

So in a lifetime every one 

On Earth — His glory looked upon! 

Who goeth to the Royal Feast ? 
Of all Humanity — the least 
As well as greatest passage free, 
The Lord Christ on the Earth to see. 
The Feast of Tabernacles, when 
Great crowds of children, women, men. 
With faces glad — with hearts of mirth — 
From the four corners of the Earth 
Had passage free to Israel's land, 
To clasp The Lord Christ's pierced hand. 
But, oh, it was grand sight to see 
The gay ships gliding o'er the sea 
From every Continent and Isle — 
Such happy laughter, joke and smile. 



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Without one fretting word to jar 

Nor harsh word pleasure time to mar. 

For every year, of every race 

A number went to Holy Place 

As Nation's Representative, 

To do Christ honor, and to give 

Their gifts of mine, of field, of loom. 

For now no storm to cast a gloom 
And no disaster now may be — 
Ships sailed on tranquil summer sea. 
And as ships neared the Pleasant Land, 
And numbers came more near to hand, 
There was a Royal rivalry 
As which the most bedecked would be 
With flags, and flowers, and colored lights. 
Surely most pleasant were the nights. 
As ships a nearing to the port, 
For the close ships could converse court. 
Gay visiting from ship to ship; 
And often song sprang on a lip 
Took up by the ship's company, 
'Til ship to ship across the sea 
The same song by a million sung — 
A song of Praise from tongue to tongue. 
As if sweet burst of thunder heard. 
Voices attuned, like carolling bird. 
Of voices resonant and clear — 
A Rapture Dream upon the ear ! 

And is it wrong to understand 
That as ships neared the Holy Land 



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Their course was slacken, so first sight 
Of land would come at fall of night. 
For all desired that then at first 
The scene of Glory on them burst, 
Magnificence without a flaw. 
Rapture in each heart as they saw — 
The Temple's Glory all ablaze 
From great towers to foundation stones — 
One blaze of many colored tones, 
And then, with bated breath, to gaze 
On Glory Cloud on Zion's height 
Pillar of flame in hours of night. 

A wondrous vision to the eye — 
And then to see above the head 
Sapphire foundation vast, outspread. 
The Dwelling House not made by hand 
All beautiful by Christ's command. 
Made by His Love for His own Bride, 
There Risen Saints with Him abide. 
And if one listen could then hear. 
Faint as a zither to the ear. 
The harpers harping their delight 
To see The Lamb before their sight. 

And then at morn the landing quay 
Glad service met — and no delay — 
And all in mood at once to stray 
To orchards on the River's brink 
The fruits to pluck — the water drink 
Of River born on Zion's height; 
This far-famed fruit before their sight 
On trees that always fruitage had 



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,To make the mouth of Human glad, 

The wonderful and gracious kind 

One nowhere else on Earth could find 

Except where Living Waters flowed — 

The wondrous gift by Christ bestowed 

So freely ; that if millions eat 

Never could come the searching feet. 

And disappointment only meet — 

For ever was an ample store 

To feed the millions — none deplore 

That trees were empty of ripe fruit. 

And this too was a wondrous truth, 

Changing each month, throughout the year, 

Twelve various fruitages appear — 

Just quite enough — and none to waste — 

And never one had other taste 

Than rich deliciousness ; and then 

For healing children, women, men 

The leaves for medicine — to cure 

Of all diseases — none endure 

The slightest ill if a leaf given — 

Surely the trees a gift from Heaven. 

And then through far extended land, 
With laughter, was the plucking hand 
Of boughs and branches from the trees, 
And songs and voices on the breeze 
Proclaimed a mighty multitude 
Did on the forest-woods intrude — 
Branches of olive, myrtle, pine. 
Palm and thick trees — to intertwine 
To make green booths in field and street 
The bringing home time surely sweet 



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For youths and maidens all aglow 
With health and cheer — aye, all bestow 
The best of service booths to rear, 
A friendly rivalry was there 
To see whose booth be called most fair. 
It surely was a gladsome land — 
No stranger now, the welcoming hand 
Of dwellers stretched strangers to greet, 
Strangers as if old friends did meet, 
All strangers now were guests indeed. 
And every wish and every need 
Of lodging, eating — bounty free — 
No inn in all the land to see — 
Free fare of everything the best — 
Places in booth to sleep and rest. 
A Land o'er bubbling with its joy — 
No act or word that would annoy, 
And songs of praises never mute. 
And music — trumpet, harp and lute. 
And instruments of every kind — 
Played of the reed, and of the wind — 
Was music somewhere far and near — 
E'en in the night hours one may hear, 
For youth could go with little sleep, 
Tho' none had vigils here to keep. 
No danger lurked to make a wrong. 
And so it seemed that joyful song 
Was never silent, in sweet lays. 
Through week of Tabernacle Days. 

And then the Glory of Great Day — 
When yet e'er night had flown away, 
(Tho' surely on this Glorious Place 



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The Light did ever night efface,) 
The multitude awake full soon — 
For e*er the coming of the noon 
From the Grand Palace in high place 
The Christ would come to show His face 
To every Tribe — and every Race — 
Who came afar to Pleasant land — 
And e'en the humblest touch His hand. 

Surely in silent, Holy awe. 
The downward coming all men saw ; 
First came His Royal Retinue — 
His Harpers — they the chosen band 
From every Tribe, from every Land, 
Who had been in the Earth Life true — • 
In many ages were their birth — 
These were the first fruits of the Earth, 
These were as virgins undefiled 
Who never knew a wife, nor child. 
Thousands, an hundred, forty and four. 
To follow Him, with songs adore 
With harp, for praising instrument. 
Wherever The Lamb's footsteps went; 
Of all the millions round His throne 
None sang their song, but they alone. 
Ah, surely their melodious strain, 
With harp strings sounding the refrain. 
Was bliss ineffable to hear. 
Haunting forever listening ear. 
And He, the centering of all eyes, 
As simple man, adown the skies. 
With simple mantle, such as He 
Had worn, perchance, in Gallilee. 



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But, ah, the grandeur of that face — 
The Kingly figure — sweetest grace — 
An eye flushed with such love and cheer 
That of Him none had any fear. 
Yet none dared but have reverence. 
Respect profound, and all intense, 
Tho' love was beaming from His eye 
No tripping trespassers drew nigh. 
They knew of flesh — but The Divine 
In form, in attitude did shine, 
They knew a gulf 'twixt they and Him, 
Tho' simple dress, no diadem; 
Behold, The Great Creator there — 
And great archangels do declare 
His Mighty Worth in reverence! 
Then Mortal surely little sense 
To dare presume in anything 
Of flippancy before The King, 
And now all feel a Holy awe — 
In heart they worshiped as they saw 
Their King — but, O The Crucified ! 
Who shed His Blood and on Cross died 
That they tho' sinners fit to meet 
In love and peace this day to greet. 
They stood here Brethren, not as slaves, 
His heart their best affection craves — 
The highest Angel from above 
Could never give a Greater Love — 
Than now He wishes to bestow — 
He wants each heart His Love to know — 
Surely all hearts had tenderness — 
As Pierced Hand held up to Bless. 

The End. 



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